Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin

Subject(s): Etiquette, Letters, Massachusetts

President Roosevelt thanks John Callan O’Laughlin for the letter, and is pleased about what he says. Roosevelt thinks things are better in Massachusetts than O’Laughlin believes.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-02-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

O'Laughlin, John Callan, 1873-1949

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

1

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Image

Resource Type

Letter

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 John Callan O’Laughlin. [February 18, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201693. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin. [18 Feb. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. June 5, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201693.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, February 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to John Callan O’Laughlin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o201693.

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. June 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.