Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes
Subject(s): Antelope hunting, Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937, Friendship, Grief, Minnesota--Saint Paul, North Dakota--Elkhorn Ranch, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Selmes, Tilden Russell, 1853-1895, Travel, Winchester rifle
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Commissioner Roosevelt was saddened by Patty Selmes’s letter. He wishes he could have seen Selmes and comforted her. Roosevelt describes his recent visit to his ranch and how he wished Selmes could have been there.
Collection
Creation Date
1896-10-05
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923
Language
English
Period
NYC Police Commissioner (May 1895-March 1897)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
4
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 Patty Selmes. [October 5, 1896]. Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291736. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. [5 Oct. 1896]. Multi-image.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291736.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1896, October 5]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291736.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 8, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
APA:
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
