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F. W. Lyon asks Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt why work has stopped at Oyster Bay. C. R. Lyon & Son are attaching lightning rods to the house and barn. President Roosevelt himself gave the order for work to begin and it has been stopped.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-07
F. W. Lyon met with President Roosevelt in Washington and believes an agreement was made to install lightning rods at cost on the barn and house located in Oyster Bay. However, after working on the installation, his workmen were turned away and Lyon would like to meet with Edith Roosevelt to discuss the confusion. He assures her that he would not have started the work had President Roosevelt not agreed to it. Lyon expresses his congratulations on the Roosevelts’ son’s recovery and refers to a previous telegram to Mrs. Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1902-05-13