Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Banks and banking, Chicago Tribune (Firm), Contracts, International relations, Panama Canal Company, Panama Railroad Co.

Attorney General Knox reports that the $40,000,000 due by the United States to the Panama Canal Company will be deposited with Morgan & Co. and that Morgan & Co. will be responsible for the distribution of those funds to the appropriate parties.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-04

Creator(s)

Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-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 Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt. [May 4, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45233. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921. Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt. [4 May. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45233.

APA:

Knox, Philander C. (Philander Chase), 1853-1921., [1904, May 4]. Letter from Philander C. Knox to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o45233.

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 22, 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.