Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Ambassadors--Selection and appointment, Architects, La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944, United States. Congress. Senate, White House (Washington, D.C.), Wit and humor
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C. Grant La Farge has been working on the estimates for work he has done at the White House. Tongue in cheek, he suggests that he and his wife Florence would like to present the tablets to the White House as a gift, understanding that, in a few years, he will be given the first vacant ambassadorship.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-05-15
Creator(s)
La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938
Recipient
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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:
Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 15, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53096. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938. Letter from C. Grant La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [15 May. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 29, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o53096.
APA:
La Farge, C. Grant (Christopher Grant), 1862-1938., [1906, May 15]. Letter from C. Grant 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/o53096.
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.