Telegram from F. W. Lyon to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt
Subject(s): Building--Contracts and specifications, Construction contracts, Lightning rods, New York (State)--Oyster Bay
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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.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1902-05-07
Creator(s)
Recipient
Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
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:
Telegram from F. W. Lyon to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [May 7, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37859. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lyon, F. W.. Telegram from F. W. Lyon to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt. [7 May. 1902]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37859.
APA:
Lyon, F. W.., [1902, May 7]. Telegram from F. W. Lyon to Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o37859.
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.
