Letter from Benoni Lockwood to C. Grant La Farge
Subject(s): Addicks, John Edward Charles O’Sullivan, 1841-1919, Delaware, Hilles, William S. (William Samuel), 1865-1928, Lawyers--Selection and appointment, Public prosecutors--Selection and appointment, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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After consulting with Henry P. Scott, Benoni Lockwood believes that William S. Hillis would be the ideal candidate for United States District Attorney of Delaware. Hillis has no business connections with John Edward Addicks, and Scott feels that Hillis’s appointment would create the least amount of dissatisfaction among Delaware’s Republican factions.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1903-09-22
Creator(s)
Recipient
La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
3
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-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:
Letter from Benoni Lockwood to C. Grant La Farge. [September 22, 1903]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42271. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lockwood, Benoni. Letter from Benoni Lockwood to C. Grant La Farge. [22 Sep. 1903]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42271.
APA:
Lockwood, Benoni., [1903, September 22]. Letter from Benoni Lockwood to C. Grant La Farge.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o42271.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 18, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
APA:
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.
