Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Patriotism, Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), Speeches, addresses, etc., Washington (D.C.)

Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge thanks President Roosevelt for the inaugural address and explains she is off for the “great enlightenment.” She hopes the “Russian-Japanese affair” will not keep Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., too long.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905

Creator(s)

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

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

Page Count

4

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [January 29, 2026]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300151. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944. Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [29 Jan. 2026]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300151.

APA:

La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944., [2026, January 29]. Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300151.

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. January 29, 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.