Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lemuel Abijah Abbott
Subject(s): Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882, Flags, Poetry, Thank-you notes
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President Roosevelt thanks Lemuel Abijah Abbott from the picture of the flag with lines of poetry by Ralph Waldo Emerson, as well as for the explanation that accompanied it.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-03-14
Creator(s)
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Recipient
Abbott, Lemuel Abijah, 1842-1911
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 Lemuel Abijah Abbott. [March 14, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o181741. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lemuel Abijah Abbott. [14 Mar. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 25, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o181741.
APA:
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919., [1906, March 14]. Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Lemuel Abijah Abbott.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o181741.
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. March 25, 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.
