Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas P. McLoughlin

Subject(s): Church buildings, New York (State)--Fort Slocum, Soldiers

President Roosevelt is pleased that Thomas P. McLoughlin is going to build the sort of building the he has mentioned at Fort Slocum. A chapel would only see use on Sundays, but the building that McLoughlin described will benefit soldiers’s bodies and souls all the time.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-06-18

Creator(s)

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Recipient

McLoughlin, Thomas P. (Thomas Patrick), 1860-1913

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 Thomas P. McLoughlin. [June 18, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203015. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas P. McLoughlin. [18 Jun. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 16, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203015.

APA:

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1908, June 18]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Thomas P. McLoughlin.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o203015.

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 16, 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.