Juan Demostenes Arosemena., 01/18/1927-01/18/1927

File — Box: 1, Folder: 3

Identifier: 29888

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Sixty-three folders of correspondence constitute this series. Arranged alphabetically by name, correspondents include governors/presidents of Panama, U.S. ministers, consuls and officials to Panama, as well as prominent officers of the Panama Railroad Company. In addition, there is a folder of envelopes addressed to EAD with personalized franks from numerous US congressmen - where identifiable, these are listed by name in the folder description.

Dates

01/18/1927-01/18/1927

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Extent

From the Collection: 0.75 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

Correspondence to Jeanette Drake from Juan Demostenes Arosemena(1879-1939), governor of Colon, president of Panama (1936-1939), andbrother of Florencio Harmodio Arosemena (president 1928-31). TLS, 1/18/1927 - condolence on death of EAD. Refers to a rumoured memoirwritten by EAD concerning Panamanian independence. An autograph notewritten by Alfred Drake at the bottom of the letter explains that althoughEAD may have intended such a memoir, it was never actually written.