Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ralph Burton
Subject(s): Baptists, Chaplains, Military, Kansas, Military appointments, Military chaplains, United States. Army
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President Roosevelt would like Senator Burton to recommend a man from Kansas to be appointed as an army chaplain. Roosevelt would prefer if the appointee was a Baptist as the “army is very short of Baptists.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-10-16
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Burton, Joseph Ralph, 1852-1923
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:
Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ralph Burton. [October 16, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o180236. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ralph Burton. [16 Oct. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. May 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o180236.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1901, October 16]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Joseph Ralph Burton.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o180236.
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. May 15, 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.
