Letter from Isaac Newton Seligman to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Gifts, Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Models (Clay, plaster, etc.)

Isaac Newton Seligman wishes President Roosevelt a happy New Year, and sends him the gift of a plaster model of Abraham Lincoln’s hands.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-12-23

Creator(s)

Seligman, Isaac Newton, 1855-1917

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

1

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Isaac Newton Seligman to Theodore Roosevelt. [December 23, 1908]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59851. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Seligman, Isaac Newton, 1855-1917. Letter from Isaac Newton Seligman to Theodore Roosevelt. [23 Dec. 1908]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59851.

APA:

Seligman, Isaac Newton, 1855-1917., [1908, December 23]. Letter from Isaac Newton Seligman to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o59851.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. 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. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 11, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.