Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Isabella Ferguson

Subject(s): Breasted, Martha Ferguson, 1906-1994, Clocks and watches, Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922, Gifts, Health, Travel

Kermit Roosevelt sends his sympathies to Isabella Ferguson regarding Martha Ferguson’s poor health. He is anxious to see the Ferguson family and to hear whether Isabella feels that Robert Harry Munro Ferguson’s recent visit did him as much good as she wanted. Roosevelt thanks Ferguson for the watch, which is now his mainstay.

Collection

Arizona Historical Society

Creation Date

1908-10-05

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

Recipient

King, Isabella Greenway, 1886-1953

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Arizona Historical Society

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-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 Kermit Roosevelt to Isabella Ferguson. [October 5, 1908]. Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292207. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Isabella Ferguson. [5 Oct. 1908]. Multi-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/o292207.

APA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943., [1908, October 5]. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Isabella Ferguson.
Arizona Historical Society. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292207.

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.