Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Grant La Farge

Subject(s): Connecticut--Bridgeport, Gunboats, Scheduling, Travel--Planning

Assistant Secretary of the Navy Theodore Roosevelt informs C. Grant La Farge that he is going on the trial of the gunboat Nashville at Bridgeport, Connecticut, and asks if La Farge can go.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1897-05-08

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

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

Language

English

Period

Assistant Secretary of the Navy (April 1897-April 1898)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Grant La Farge. [May 8, 1897]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158669. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Grant La Farge. [8 May. 1897]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158669.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1897, May 8]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to C. Grant La Farge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o158669.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 13, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.