Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Subject(s): Bear hunting, Employees--Appointment, qualifications, tenure, etc., Liver--Cancer, New York (State)--New York, Police administration, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923, Selmes, Tilden Russell, 1853-1895, Surgery, Writing
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Commissioner Roosevelt regrets that he cannot go bear hunting in the spring as he has just accepted the position of police commissioner in New York City. Roosevelt wants to read Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s article and offers some writing advice. The health of Tilden Selmes is failing.
Collection
Creation Date
1895-04-25
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
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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. [April 25, 1895]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291682. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [25 Apr. 1895]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291682.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1895, April 25]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291682.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
APA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
