Letter from Hector Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Entertaining, Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922, Friendship, National characteristics, New York (State)--Oyster Bay--Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943, Travel, Winnington Ingram, Arthur F. (Arthur Foley), 1858-1946
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Hector Munro Ferguson tells President Roosevelt that he will enjoy a visit from his friend Bishop of London Arthur F. Winnington Ingram, declaring the two will get along like “two houses a’fire.” Ferguson has particularly told the bishop about Roosevelt’s son, Kermit. He hopes the bishop will see that Americans are not just “Trusts and Souvenir-hunters.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1907-07-17
Creator(s)
Ferguson, Hector Munro, 1867-1951
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 Hector Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 17, 1907]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56493. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ferguson, Hector Munro, 1867-1951. Letter from Hector Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt. [17 Jul. 1907]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56493.
APA:
Ferguson, Hector Munro, 1867-1951.: , [1907, July 17]. Letter from Hector Munro Ferguson to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o56493.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 25, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
