Representative Payne relays his conversations with Secretary Shaw and President Roosevelt with regard to the funding of the Panama Canal through bonds and asks General Grosvenor’s opinion on the matter.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-21

Creator(s)

Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914

Recipient

Grosvenor, Charles Henry, 1833-1917

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 2nd Term (March 1905-February 1909)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Dictated

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 Serena Elisha Payne to Charles Henry Grosvenor. [October 21, 1905]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51623. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914. Letter from Serena Elisha Payne to Charles Henry Grosvenor. [21 Oct. 1905]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51623.

APA:

Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914.: , [1905, October 21]. Letter from Serena Elisha Payne to Charles Henry Grosvenor. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51623.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. 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 Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 2, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

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