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Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ferris
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| Title | Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ferris |
| Date of Original | 1899-08-14 |
| Creator | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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| Creator Role | Author |
| Description | This letter was written by Theodore Roosevelt to Joe Ferris regarding a horse saddle. The message is typed on a page with a letterhead. The signature is handwritten. |
| General Subject | Women
People
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Horseback riding
Saddles
Ranches
Ranchers
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| Personal Name | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Ferris, Joe
Ferris, Sylvane
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| Location | Oyster Bay (N.Y. : Town)
Medora (N.D.)
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| Decade | 1890-1899
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| Item Number | TRMF-113 |
| Format of Original | Documents
Correspondence
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| Dimensions of Original | 15 x 20 cm |
| Transcription | "State of New York. Executive Chamber. Albany. At Oyster Bay, N.Y. Aug. 14th, 1899. Joseph M. Ferris. Medora, North Dakota. Dear Joe: Does Mrs. Joe still ride? If so, perhaps you can tell me what good western maker there is from whome I can get a lady's saddle. Mrs. Roosevelt always insists that the side saddle which she had on the ranch, which belonged to Mrs. Merrifield, was the best she ever rode. I wish I could get the chance of seeing you again. Some day I am going to take my boys out to Medora and let them see the old ranch and camp out. You will have to go along, old man. Remember me warmly to Mrs. Ferris and to Sylvane and Mrs. Sylvane. I hope the children are all well. Always yours, Theodore Roosevelt." - Printed, typed, and handwritten on front of document. |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Theodore Roosevelt was born into a prestigious New York family on October 27, 1858. In 1876 he began attending Harvard and married Alice Hatheway Lee on October 27, 1880. One daughter was born to their union. He then worked in the New York Assembly in the early years of his political career. From 1883 on Roosevelt made several visits to the Badlands for the purposes of ranching, hunting, and adventure. Roosevelt owned the Chimney Butte and the Elkhorn Ranches. It was in the Badlands that he became acquainted with Joe and Sylvane Ferris, brothers from Canada. Additionally, Roosevelt was a contemporary of the Marquis de Mores. In 1886, Roosevelt married Edith Kermit Carow as a result of his first wife dying. They went on to have five children. Theodore Roosevelt spent the rest of his life as a politician. He served as President of the United States from 1901 to 1909. He passed away in 1919. |
| 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), 8, 11, 20, 23, 26, 39, 44-46, 61, 231, 257-236. |
| 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-113) |
| 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 | dmTRMF113 |
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