Partly-printed DS as president, signed “T. Roosevelt,” one page, 8 x 10, April 16, 1904. President Theodore Roosevelt authorizes and directs the secretary of state to affix the Seal of the United States “to the envelope containing my letter of congratulations to His Excellency the President of Panama.” Signed nicely at the conclusion by Roosevelt. In fine condition. Manuel Amador Guerrero took office as the new president of independent Panama on February 20, 1904.
A fascinating document given its date and subject matter—on November 18, 1903, the United States and the infant Republic of Panama signed a treaty for the construction of an interoceanic canal across the Isthmus. Approved by Panama's provisional government and by the United States Senate, ratifications were exchanged on February 26, 1904. The U.S. formally took control of the canal property on May 4th, and two days later, President Theodore Roosevelt appointed John Findley Wallace as chief engineer of the Panama Canal Project.
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