Commissioner Roosevelt has asked Patty Selmes to return Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s lecture. Roosevelt has just taken office at the New York City Police Department and is writing in great haste.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1895-05-06

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922

Language

English

Period

NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)

Repository

Arizona Historical Society

Page Count

1

Production Method

Dictated

Record Type

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. [May 6, 1895]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291685. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [6 May. 1895]. 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/o291685.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1895, May 6]. 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/o291685.

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.