Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson

Subject(s): Mosquitoes, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Travel

Theodore Roosevelt regrets he cannot join Robert Harry Munro Ferguson on an upcoming trip. He expects that Ferguson will have a difficult time, especially with mosquitoes, but that Ferguson is doing something worth doing. Roosevelt wishes he could go but is happy at home with Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt and the children.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1889-1895

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Repository

Arizona Historical Society

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Arizona Historical Society. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [n.d.]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291655. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [n.d.]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291655.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [n.d.]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291655.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Arizona Historical Society. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.

APA:

Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.