President Roosevelt enjoys Charley’s writing and is sure he will like “Viva Mexico.” Roosevelt expresses his delight in being able to see Isabella and Robert Harry Munro Ferguson. He hopes Martha Ferguson is now better.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1908-10-13

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

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 Patty Selmes. [October 13, 1908]. Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291753. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes. [13 Oct. 1908]. Image.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291753.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, October 13]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Patty Selmes.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o291753.

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. December 18, 2025. 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.