Letter from Joseph A. Ferris to William Wingate Sewall
Subject(s): Eaton, Howard, 1851-1922, Education--Children, Education, Higher--Costs, Ferris, Arnold D. (Arnold Douglas), 1887-1951, Ferris, Sylvane M., 1858-1933, Frontier and pioneer life, General stores--Management, Merrifield, Arthur William, 1855-1929, North Dakota--Medora, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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Joseph A. Ferris was pleased to hear from William Wingate Sewall. He has a son, Arnold Douglas Ferris, and two daughters, Carrie E. Ferris and Ada Scott Ferris. There are not many old timers left in Medora, North Dakota. Sylvane M. Ferris still lives in town and the Eatons are selling out and moving to Montana. Ferris met President Roosevelt last April and rode to Medora with him. He is still running the store and is working hard to fund the education of his children. Along with Sylvane, he bought 2,880 acres of the Maltese Cross ranch land. Ferris concludes with updates on the “old timers.”
Collection
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Creation Date
1903-12-19
Creator(s)
Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937
Recipient
Sewall, William Wingate, 1845-1930
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
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Chicago:
Letter from Joseph A. Ferris to William Wingate Sewall. [December 19, 1903]. State Historical Society of North Dakota.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292538. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937. Letter from Joseph A. Ferris to William Wingate Sewall. [19 Dec. 1903]. Multi-image.
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 3, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292538.
APA:
Ferris, Joseph A. (Joseph Albert), 1857-1937., [1903, December 19]. Letter from Joseph A. Ferris to William Wingate Sewall.
State Historical Society of North Dakota. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292538.
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. August 3, 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.
