Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Samuel T. Sewall
Subject(s): Cattle drives, Cattle trade, Frontier and pioneer life, Missouri River, United States--Dakota Territory, United States--Little Missouri River
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William Wingate Sewall participated in a cattle roundup that lasted seventeen days and covered 500 miles. He describes the route they took and the country they traveled through. Sewall had a good time and enjoyed the trip but he would not spend his life in Dakota Territory even if he could own the whole territory. The “poor settlers” in Dakota live very roughly and he thinks that when they can vote they will “cook” the cattle men until the territory is left to the “small fellows.”
Collection
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Creation Date
1885-08-16
Creator(s)
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930
Recipient
Language
English
Period
Dakota Rancher (June 1884-1886)
Page Count
12
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Samuel T. Sewall. [August 16, 1885]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292524. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930. Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Samuel T. Sewall. [16 Aug. 1885]. Multi-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/o292524.
APA:
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930.: , [1885, August 16]. Letter from William Wingate Sewall to Samuel T. Sewall. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292524.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/state-historical-society-of-north-dakota.
APA:
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/state-historical-society-of-north-dakota.
