Postscript of a letter from C. Grant La Farge and Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Aesthetics, New York (State)--Oyster Bay, Rhode Island--Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930, Trees
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In this postscript to a letter from which it has become separated, C. Grant La Farge banters with President Roosevelt about the attitudes of Secretary of War William H. Taft and the army engineers who are planning projects at Point Judith and Fort Kearny, Rhode Island. The engineers “contemptuously” discuss the removal of “old trees.” La Farge goads Roosevelt to come with his “woodsman’s eye” and look at the trees in question. In a handwritten addition, Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge tells Roosevelt that Grant has cut his right hand and could not write himself. Florence had a “bully time” at Oyster Bay.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-1908
Creator(s)
La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938; La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Page Count
1
Production Method
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
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:
Postscript of a letter from C. Grant La Farge and Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [n.d.]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300180. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938; La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944. Postscript of a letter from C. Grant La Farge and Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [n.d.]. Image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300180.
APA:
La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938; La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944.: , [n.d.]. Postscript of a letter from C. Grant La Farge and Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o300180.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. November 24, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
