Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Derby, Ethel Roosevelt, Ferguson, Robert Harry Munro, 1868-1922, Horsemanship, Letters, New York (State)--Geneseo

Kermit Roosevelt is glad President Roosevelt has written to Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and was touched to see how the clerks and men in the office behaved after Ferguson’s surgery. He tells Roosevelt about his recent trip to Geneseo, New York, and the horse riding he did while there. He also encloses a letter, not knowing who it is from or what else to do with it.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-03

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943

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

3

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 Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 3, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59664. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt. [3 Dec. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59664.

APA:

Roosevelt, Kermit, 1889-1943., [1908, December 3]. Letter from Kermit Roosevelt to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59664.

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. February 13, 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.