Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Samuel T. Sewall
Subject(s): Cattle brands, Cattle drives, Cattle--Transportation, Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937, Merrifield, Arthur William, 1855-1929, Minnesota--Fergus Falls, Minnesota--Minneapolis, Minnesota--Saint Paul, North Dakota--Jamestown, North Dakota--Medora, Ranching, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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William Wingate Sewall traveled with the rest of Theodore Roosevelt’s ranch hands to Minnesota to brand and transport cattle that had been purchased by Roosevelt. The cattle were then shipped to Medora, Dakota Territory, by rail. Sewall found the work to be “lively and exciting.” From Medora the cattle were driven fifty miles to their destination which took around six days. Roosevelt has been with them and he has been “as good a fellow as ever.”
Collection
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Creation Date
1885-05-17
Creator(s)
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
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Citation
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Chicago:
Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Samuel T. Sewall. [May 17, 1885]. State Historical Society of North Dakota.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292523. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930. Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Samuel T. Sewall. [17 May. 1885]. Multi-image.
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292523.
APA:
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930., [1885, May 17]. Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Samuel T. Sewall.
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292523.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
State Historical Society of North Dakota. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/state-historical-society-of-north-dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/state-historical-society-of-north-dakota.
APA:
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/state-historical-society-of-north-dakota.
