Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge

Subject(s): Delaware, Gray, George, 1840-1925, Meetings, Monopolies, Shipbuilding

After speaking with Judge Gray, President Roosevelt came to the conclusion that Florence La Farge’s advice was correct. The situation in Delaware is horrid with no satisfactory solution. Roosevelt states that the shipbuilding matter justifies his course in dealing with trusts and big corporations.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1903-10-14

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

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 Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. [October 14, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186203. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge. [14 Oct. 1903]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186203.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1903, October 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o186203.

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 5, 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.