Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Jay Brown
Subject(s): Cattle brands, Connell, Byron T., 1881-1957, Historic buildings--Evaluation, Letters, Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Maltese Cross Ranch Cabin (N.D.), Missouri--Saint Louis, National parks and reserves--Information resources, North Dakota--Bismarck, North Dakota--Medora, Rasmussen, J. C. (James Chris), 1873-1969, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, United States. National Park Service
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Ray H. Mattison asks Jay W. Brown if he can provide any information on the condition of Theodore Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross Cabin, including the logs, when he assisted in dismantling it so the cabin could be shipped to the St Louis World Fair in 1904. Brown’s handwritten reply is included. He says the logs were in good condition at the time. Theodore Roosevelt was able to identify the cabin in St. Louis because of the Maltese Cross Brand on the left front corner of the building. The brand is made out of 45 Sharps Rifle cartridges.
Collection
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Creation Date
1949-10-08
Creator(s)
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Theodore Roosevelt and Public Memory (1919-present)
Repository
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Jay Brown. [October 8, 1949]. Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275060. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980. Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Jay Brown. [8 Oct. 1949]. Image.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275060.
APA:
Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980., [1949, October 8]. Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Jay Brown.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275060.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
APA:
Theodore Roosevelt National Park. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/theodore-roosevelt-national-park.
