Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Subject(s): Armed Forces--Officers--Promotions, Brooks Brothers (Firm), Cuba, Military service, Voluntary, Military supplies, Military uniforms, Spanish-American War (1898), United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt expects to join the volunteer regiment next week. Officers will be elected and Robert Harry Munro Ferguson should be able to get a commission. Equipment and a horse will be provided but Ferguson should purchase his own uniform. Roosevelt recommends a uniform from Brooks Brothers.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-04-28
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922
Language
English
Period
Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)
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 28, 1898]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291702. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [28 Apr. 1898]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. April 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291702.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1898, April 28]. 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/o291702.
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. April 16, 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.
