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C. Grant La Farge is very interested to visit President Roosevelt at Sagamore Hill to discuss placing a new painting the Roosevelts have acquired. La Farge will consult his “boss,” Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge, and let him know when they will be able to come.
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1908-08-12
Upon seeing that President Roosevelt’s post-presidential plans, which Roosevelt had told him in confidence at the Boone & Crockett Club dinner, were printed in the Times, C. Grant La Farge assures him that he does not repeat things Roosevelt says to him.
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1908-04-14
C. Grant La Farge writes a letter of introduction for William Merriam Chadbourne, the captain of his election district, whom he would like President Roosevelt to know. Chadbourne is the kind of man Roosevelt wants working in politics, and is a faithful supporter of Herbert Parsons.
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1908-04-01
C. Grant La Farge suggests a solution to President Roosevelt for the trouble he is having with the chimney at his Oyster Bay property.
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1906-09-07
C. Grant La Farge discusses his plans to visit President Roosevelt at his “well-known sporting resort” and banters about the tennis matches they will play. La Farge jokes with Roosevelt about his participation in the simplified spelling movement, or “Theodore defying the Dictionary,” and shares a comical poem he has written about the matter.
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1906-08-30
C. Grant La Farge thanks President Roosevelt for the letter. He hopes that his wife Florence will be able to come visit soon, and they can all have a nice time together. La Farge has been upset lately over a common acquaintance of theirs whom he calls a “mean dog,” and notes that it is a real help to “pour out one’s woes to a friend.”
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1906-07-05
Architect La Farge writes President Roosevelt that the post office has been provided for in recent appropriations and asks whether Roosevelt has spoken to Postmaster General George B. Cortelyou about La Farge “coming in on it” yet, likely inquiring about putting in a bid for his firm to design it. La Farge writes that his son Christopher has become an avid reader and recently read Roosevelt’s “Outdoor Sports” book, likely referring to Outdoor Pastimes of an American Hunter.
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1906-07-02
C. Grant La Farge writes to President Roosevelt concerning a possible trip to Washington within the next week. La Farge doubts that he will be able to fit the trip into his schedule, so he tentatively makes plans to visit Roosevelt on alternate dates at the end of the month.
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1906-06-12
C. Grant La Farge has already heard about the smoking of the fireplace, which seems to occur when the wind is in a certain direction. To remedy this, they will be using some form of chimney cap.
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1906-06-04
C. Grant La Farge has been working on the estimates for work he has done at the White House. Tongue in cheek, he suggests that he and his wife Florence would like to present the tablets to the White House as a gift, understanding that, in a few years, he will be given the first vacant ambassadorship.
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1906-05-15
C. Grant La Farge writes to President Roosevelt about the election of Mr. Moore to the Boone and Crockett Club. La Farge supports Moore but some in the club believe Moore’s nomination was aided by a letter from Roosevelt which was gained through political favors. La Farge asks for Roosevelt’s clarification on this issue.
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1906-03-05
C. Grant La Farge writes to William Loeb about several issues related to the remodeling of Sagamore Hill.
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1905-12-06
C. Grant La Farge will send the architectural drawings of the changes for Oyster Bay and wishes Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt would change her mind about the finish on the oak in the vestibule.
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1905-11-13
C. Grant La Farge congratulates President Roosevelt on the successful peace talks. He regrets Rowland Gibson Hazard’s requests upon Roosevelt. La Farge had a nice visit with Ted Roosevelt.
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1905-08-29
C. Grant La Farge will soon have a drawing of a table for President Roosevelt and will be disappointed in another matter if Roosevelt gives it up.
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1905-08-21
C. Grant La Farge is investigating an engine situation at President Roosevelt’s home and would like to visit to discuss the case in person.
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1905-08-15
C. Grant La Farge updates President Roosevelt on the status of construction of the North Room at Sagamore Hill and the outstanding bills for the project. He includes invoices for those amounts.
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1905-08-09
C. Grant La Farge updates William Loeb on what he has learned about the possibility of employees working at Sagamore Hill going on strike. The concern was with non-union employees who worked for a different firm doing mill work for the Roosevelt contract. La Farge thinks the situation may be resolved if the non-union employees agree to join the union.
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1905-05-17
C. Grant La Farge returns a letter to William Loeb. The letter discussed concerns about a possible strike by union employees who were working at Sagamore Hill. La Farge is unaware of any concerns, and he asks for more definite information from the person who expressed concern.
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1905-05-15
C. Grant La Farge writes President Roosevelt, “Are you going to let all this palpitating time of excitement, so wild with interest & hope for me on your behalf, go without any sign that you know I care?” Roosevelt had just been nominated by the Republican Party as their candidate for the presidency.
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1904-07-13