Letter to the Evening Post by Mr. Philippe Bunau-Varilla
Subject(s): Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, 1500-1558, Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547, Dick, Charles, 1858-1945, Dreyfus, Alfred, 1859-1935, Forgery, France, Hanna, Marcus Alonzo, 1837-1904, Hay, John, 1838-1905, Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921, Légion d'honneur (France), Lesseps, Ferdinand de, 1805-1894, Letters to the editor, Libel and slander, Locks (Hydraulic engineering)--Design, Panama Canal Company, Panama--Panama Canal, Washington, George, 1732-1799
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Philippe Bunau-Varilla, an engineer of the Panama Canal, writes to the New York Evening Post to clarify publicly why he dropped his libel lawsuit against the newspaper. As Bunau-Varilla counters recent negative remarks made by the Post, he recounts his role in the Panama Canal’s construction, discusses the injustice of the Dreyfus Affair, and asserts that he is indifferent to further attacks from this newspaper.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1906-07-31
Creator(s)
Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)
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 to the Evening Post by Mr. Philippe Bunau-Varilla. [July 31, 1906]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188335. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940. Letter to the Evening Post by Mr. Philippe Bunau-Varilla. [31 Jul. 1906]. Image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 12, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188335.
APA:
Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940., [1906, July 31]. Letter to the Evening Post by Mr. Philippe Bunau-Varilla.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o188335.
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 12, 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.
