Letter from Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Cowles, Anna Roosevelt, 1855-1931, Cowles, William Sheffield, 1898-1986, Mastoid process--Surgery, Roosevelt family, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943
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President Roosevelt’s nephew, William Sheffield Cowles, son of his sister Anna, had surgery for mastoids yesterday. Robert Harry Munro Ferguson says that the boy is resting well, and that Anna is stressed and exhausted, but will “pull together quickly” as things improve.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1905-04-06
Creator(s)
Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
4
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
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. [April 6, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49108. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922. Letter from Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt. [6 Apr. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49108.
APA:
Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922., [1905, April 6]. Letter from Robert Harry Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o49108.
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 11, 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.
