Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to John Hay
Subject(s): Bismarck, Otto, Fürst von, 1815-1898, Canals--Planning, Costa Rica, Democratic Party (U.S.), Great Britain, International relations, Lansdowne, Henry Charles Keith Petty-FitzMaurice, Marquess of, 1845-1927, Nicaragua, Panama--Isthmus of Panama, Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ), Treaties, United States. Congress, United States. Congress. Senate
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Senator Lodge explains to Secretary of State Hay under what terms the Senate would and would not approve the canal in Panama to be built. He details the decisions that need to be made, most notably with ratifying or terminating the 1850 Clayton-Bulwer Treaty to allow the United States to completely control the canal. Lodge does not believe the treaty should continue to bind the country if the conditions it was signed under have changed.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1901-03-28
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Recipient
Language
English
Period
(1901) Vice President of the United States
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
8
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to John Hay. [March 28, 1901]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o30935. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to John Hay. [28 Mar. 1901]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. August 20, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o30935.
APA:
Lodge, Henry Cabot, 1850-1924., [1901, March 28]. Letter from Henry Cabot Lodge to John Hay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o30935.
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. August 20, 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.
