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| Title | Theodore Roosevelt letter to Joe Ferris |
| Date of Original | 1913-02-10 |
| Creator | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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| Creator Role | Author |
| Description | This letter was written by Theodore Roosevelt to Joe Ferris. Roosevelt expresses best wishes to the entire Ferris family. The message is typed on a document with a printed letterhead. The signature is handwritten. |
| General Subject | Politics & Government
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Correspondence
Letterheads
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| Personal Name | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Ferris, Joe
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| Location | New York (N.Y.)
Sidney (Mont.)
Montana Territory
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| Address | New York (N.Y.) - 287 4th Avenue
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | TRMF-106 |
| Format of Original | Documents
Correspondence
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| Dimensions of Original | 17 x 19 cm |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Joe Ferris acted as Theodore Roosevelt's hunting guide during his first visit to the Badlands of Dakota Territory. Ferris and his brother Sylvane were from New Brunswick, Canada and came to the Badlands in 1881. While president, Roosevelt named Joe Ferris postmaster in Medora. |
| Bibliographic Reference | Roger L. Di Silvestro, Theodore Roosevelt in the Badlands: A Young Politician's Quest for Recovery in the American West (New York: Walker & Company, 2011), 44-46, 257. |
| Repository Institution | Theodore Roosevelt Medora Collection
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| Repository Collection | Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation Collection
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| Credit Line | Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation (TRMF-106) |
| Rights Management | Copyright status unknown. |
| Ordering Information | Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation
Attn: Kinley Slauter
P.O. Box 198
301 5th Street
Medora, ND 58645
(701) 623-4444
kinleys@medora.com
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| Language | English |
| Grant | NHPRC SNAP Grant 2009-2010 NAR10-RC-10062-09 |
| Digital ID | dmTRMF106 |
