Letter from Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Bellevue Hospital, Egan, Walter, 1902-1975, Presidents--Influence, Roosevelt, Edith Kermit Carow, 1861-1948, Veterans' families, Wadley, Mary E., 1852-1942
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Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge visited Bellevue and while there she told the nurse, Mary Wadley, about President Roosevelt’s help for Walter Egan. La Farge encloses a note from Wadley, whose grandfather is a Civil War veteran.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1908-09-15
Creator(s)
La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944
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
4
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 Florence Bayard Lockwood La Farge to Theodore Roosevelt. [September 15, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59168. 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. [15 Sep. 1908]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 30, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59168.
APA:
La Farge, Florence Bayard Lockwood, 1864-1944., [1908, September 15]. 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/o59168.
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 30, 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.