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Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Roy P. Johnson

Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Roy P. Johnson

Ray H. Mattison asks Roy P. Johnson what information John C. Witherow had to base his argument that Theodore Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross Cabin in Bismarck, North Dakota, was not authentic. Mattison notes that the March 19, 1904, Dickinson Press did not agree with Witherow’s contention. He would like a copy of the article Johnson wrote for the Fargo Forum on the subject. Mattison will write to Edward S. Luce at the Custer Battlefield National Monument to draw his attention to the recent article on Jacob Horner that Johnson wrote for the North Dakota historical quarterly.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1949-07-14

Creator(s)

Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980

Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Roy P. Johnson

Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Roy P. Johnson

Ray H. Mattison thanks Roy P. Johnson for his hard work gathering and sending him research materials regarding the authenticity of Theodore Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross cabin. The information Mattison has gathered from interviewing old timers backs the authenticity of the cabin thus far, although he still has more people to interview. Mattison believes Hermann Hagedorn is incorrect in saying that Roosevelt went to Red River country in Nebraska in 1882, because there is Red River in Nebraska. He notes a paragraph in Roosevelt’s 1920 autobiography in which the President talks about his first trip to Fargo, North Dakota in 1883, not 1882.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1949-07-23

Creator(s)

Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980

Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Jay Brown

Letter from Ray H. Mattison to Jay Brown

Ray H. Mattison asks Jay W. Brown if he can provide any information on the condition of Theodore Roosevelt’s Maltese Cross Cabin, including the logs, when he assisted in dismantling it so the cabin could be shipped to the St Louis World Fair in 1904. Brown’s handwritten reply is included. He says the logs were in good condition at the time. Theodore Roosevelt was able to identify the cabin in St. Louis because of the Maltese Cross Brand on the left front corner of the building. The brand is made out of 45 Sharps Rifle cartridges.

Collection

Theodore Roosevelt National Park

Creation Date

1949-10-08

Creator(s)

Mattison, Ray H., 1903-1980