Telegram from Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee to John Hay
Subject(s): Amador Guerrero, Manuel, 1833-1909, International relations, Investments, Foreign, Panama, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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American minister at Panama Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee informs Secretary of State Hay that he recently spoke with Panamanian President Manuel Amador Guerrero, who told him that all the trouble in Panama arises from the wish to gain access to the six million dollars invested by the United States. The situation is presently quiet.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-11-02
Creator(s)
Lee, Joseph Wilcox Jenkins, 1870-1949
Recipient
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
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Telegram from Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee to John Hay. [November 2, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47488. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Lee, Joseph Wilcox Jenkins, 1870-1949. Telegram from Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee to John Hay. [2 Nov. 1904]. 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/o47488.
APA:
Lee, Joseph Wilcox Jenkins, 1870-1949., [1904, November 2]. Telegram from Joseph Wilcox Jenkins Lee to John Hay.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o47488.
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.
