Letter from Patty Selmes to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Camping, Camping--Prayer-books and devotions--English, North Dakota, Roosevelt family

Patty Selmes forwards an offer from Mrs. Hager to allow the Roosevelt boys to live on her ranch in North Dakota for the summer, where they could camp, hunt, and fish.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-06-05

Creator(s)

Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

6

Production Method

Handwritten

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Patty Selmes to Theodore Roosevelt. [June 5, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38186. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923. Letter from Patty Selmes to Theodore Roosevelt. [5 Jun. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38186.

APA:

Selmes, Martha (Patty) Macomb Flandrau, 1861-1923., [1902, June 5]. Letter from Patty Selmes to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o38186.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.