Representative Cannon discusses the use of bonds as funding for the Panama Canal.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1905-10-24

Creator(s)

Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926

Recipient

Payne, Sereno Elisha, 1843-1914

Language

English

Period

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

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

3

Production Method

Handwritten

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 Joseph Gurney Cannon to Sereno Elisha Payne. [October 24, 1905]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51640. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926. Letter from Joseph Gurney Cannon to Sereno Elisha Payne. [24 Oct. 1905]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 15, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51640.

APA:

Cannon, Joseph Gurney, 1836-1926., [1905, October 24]. Letter from Joseph Gurney Cannon to Sereno Elisha Payne.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o51640.

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 15, 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.