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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03804.36 |
| From Archive Folder | John Grimes Walker's naval correspondence |
| Title | John Hay to John G. Walker reporting that President McKinley wants Senator George Peabody Wetmore's son to accompany the commission on its trip to the Isthmus |
| Date | 30 December 1899 |
| Author | Hay, John (1838-1905) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Typed letter on Department of State letterhead signed by Hay as Secretary of State. Written to retired Rear Admiral Walker as President of the Isthmian Canal Commission. Says that President McKinley wants Senator George Peabody Wetmore's son to accompany the commission on its trip to the Isthmus "in some capacity in which his services may be made available." Leaves the decision of salary and expenses to Walker's discretion. Says Wetmore will call upon Walker to receive his orders. When the letter was folded the wet ink left a mirror impression of the signature at the top of the letter. Wetmore was a Rhode Island Republican who served in the U.S. Senate 1895-1913. |
| Subjects | Mississippi Progressive Era Children and Family Government and Civics American Statesmen President Congress Canals Panama Canal Infrastructure Latin and South America Global History and Civics Finance Navy |
| People | Walker, John Grimes (1835-1907) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Hay was named U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom in 1897 when his friend William McKinley became President. In August 1898, Hay was named Secretary of State and helped negotiate the Treaty of Paris (1898). His contributions also included the adoption of an Open Door Policy in China (announced on January 2, 1900) and the preparations for the Panama Canal. He negotiated the Hay-Pauncefote Treaty (1901), the Hay-Herran Treaty (1903), and the Hay-Bunau Varilla Treaty (1903), all of which were instrumental clearing the way for the construction and usage of the Canal. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |