Letter from M. L. Ayers to Frank Harper
Subject(s): Ferris, Sylvane M., 1858-1933, McCumber, Porter J. (Porter James), 1856-1933, Minnesota--Minneapolis, New York (State)--New York, North Dakota--Dickinson, Quinlivan, James G., Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919, Transatlantic cables, United States. General Land Office
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M. L. Ayers, owner of The Dickinson Press, requests that Frank Harper, Theodore Roosevelt’s executive secretary, cable Roosevelt (who at the time was on his African safari) a message regarding difficulty with the re-appointment of Sylvane Ferris, Roosevelt’s former ranch hand in Medora, as register in the U.S. Land Office in Dickinson, North Dakota.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1910-02-23
Creator(s)
Ayers, M. L. (Myron Lyndon), 1863-1941
Recipient
Language
English
Period
African Safari (March 1909-1910)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
1
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 M. L. Ayers to Frank Harper. [February 23, 1910]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60873. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Ayers, M. L. (Myron Lyndon), 1863-1941. Letter from M. L. Ayers to Frank Harper. [23 Feb. 1910]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60873.
APA:
Ayers, M. L. (Myron Lyndon), 1863-1941., [1910, February 23]. Letter from M. L. Ayers to Frank Harper.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o60873.
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 12, 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.
