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La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938

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Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

C. Grant La Farge offers Theodore Roosevelt sympathy for Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt’s accident, having just learned of it this morning. La Farge shares they receive happy letters from Christopher Grant La Farge, Jr., “Kipper,” at Groton, who is playing football.

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Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt had been thrown from her horse on September 30, 1911, causing her to hit her head and remain unconscious for several days.

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Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

C. Grant La Farge is excited to visit President Roosevelt and lists the times he is available. La Farge is having a difficult time as his business partner George L. Heins has been seriously ill and is unlikely to recover. His family is well, and he will try to convince his wife Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge of the merits afforded by a week’s rest.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-22