Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson
Subject(s): Khaki, Military service, Voluntary, Military uniforms, Spanish-American War (1898), United States. Army. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st
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Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt regrets having to instruct Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to obtain an “ordinary soldier’s uniform” instead of khaki, but the khaki uniforms cannot be obtained in time and Roosevelt believes that it is better if the “gentlemen rankers” be dressed the same as the other troopers. Ferguson should stay in touch with Mr. Taylor and may need to travel ahead of Roosevelt.
Collection
Creation Date
1898-05-01
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922
Language
English
Period
Rough Rider (May 1898 to September 1898)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
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. [May 1, 1898]. Arizona Historical Society.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291704. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. [1 May. 1898]. Image.
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291704.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1898, May 1]. 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/o291704.
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 5, 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.
