Howard Eaton broke his leg a month ago and has been in St. Luke’s Hospital in New York City. The cattle business is doing well and Eaton has heard that the hunting has been good. Theodore Roosevelt sold 500 cattle and intends to bring in Texas steers this year. Eaton concludes with updates on many people from the Medora, Dakota Territory, area.

Collection

State Historical Society of North Dakota

Creation Date

1889-01-09

Creator(s)

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922

Recipient

Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930

Publication Date

2016-01-20

Language

English

Period

Civil Service Commissioner (1889-April 1895)

Page Count

6

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

For permissions, please contact histsoc@nd.gov.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall. [January 9, 1889?]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292535. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922. Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall. [9 Jan. 1889?]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. October 29, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292535.

APA:

Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922.: , [1889, January 9?]. Letter from Howard Eaton to William Wingate Sewall. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292535.

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. October 29, 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.