Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson

Subject(s): Letters, Madeira wine, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Wedding anniversaries

Theodore Roosevelt thanks the Fergusons for remembering his silver wedding anniversary. They celebrated alone with some Madeira brought over by Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s grandfather in 1816. Kermit was impressed with Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s letter.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1911-12-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922; King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953

Language

English

Period

Progressive Party Candidate (1911-1912)

Repository

Arizona Historical Society

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

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 and Isabella Ferguson. [December 5, 1911]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291722. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson. [5 Dec. 1911]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291722.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919.: , [1911, December 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and Isabella Ferguson. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291722.

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. December 4, 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.