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| Title | Letter to Sylvane Ferris from Theodore Roosevelt |
| Date of Original | 1912-03-25 |
| Creator | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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| Creator Role | Author |
| Description | This letter was written by Theodore Roosevelt to Sylvane Ferris. It includes information regarding work done by Ferris in North Dakota. The message is typed on a document with a printed letterhead. A few words are handwritten, including the signature. |
| General Subject | Work Life
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Friendship
Business enterprises
Public speaking
Letterheads
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| Personal Name | Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Ferris, Sylvane
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| Location | New York (N.Y.)
Dickinson (N.D.)
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| Address | New York (N.Y.) - Fourth Avenue
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| Decade | 1910-1919
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| Item Number | TRMF-117 |
| Format of Original | Documents
Correspondence
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| Dimensions of Original | 19.5 x 24 cm |
| Notes | Title created by staff. |
| Biography/History | Sylvane Ferris and his brother Joe came from New Brunwick, Canada to the Badlands in 1881. Sylvane acted as Roosevelt's manager for the Maltese Cross and Elkhorn Ranch. During his presidency, Theodore Roosevelt had Sylvane run the Land Office 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), 44-45, 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-117) |
| 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 | dmTRMF117 |
