Robert Harry Munro Ferguson sends a bronze cast of R. Tait McKenzie’s The Sprinter and suggests it may look good in Theodore Roosevelt’s single-stick “death chamber.”

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-01-16

Creator(s)

Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922

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

2

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 Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 16, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40141. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922. Letter from Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt. [16 Jan. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40141.

APA:

Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922., [1903, January 16]. Letter from Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o40141.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

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. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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