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Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

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Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

Mining executive John Campbell Greenway sends President Roosevelt the correspondence between citizens of Bovey and Coleraine and Minnesota Governor John Albert Johnson during the recent strike of the Western Federation of Miners. Greenway believes these cities are the first to condemn the federation as “a criminal organization committed to anarchy,” to which Johnson failed to respond.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-08-19

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

John Campbell Greenway is disappointed Theodore Roosevelt cannot visit him in Bisbee, Arizona. He will try to join Roosevelt in El Paso, Texas. Bisbee’s City Council and Mayor Charles L. Edmundson sent Roosevelt an invitation on a copper plate but have not received a reply. Greenway suggests Roosevelt respond as they are “feeling slightly hurt.” He enjoys living in Arizona and updates Roosevelt on fellow Rough Riders Robert Harry Munro Ferguson and David M. Goodrich.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1911-01-31

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

John Campbell Greenway tells President Roosevelt that he was unable to leave as planned in mid-November, and will not be able to leave until the middle of December. He hopes to see Roosevelt in Washington, D.C., at the end of December. He also hopes that after he has returned from his Africa trip, Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt will be able to visit him, either during bass season or moose season. Greenway is very pleased that William H. Taft was elected, and congratulates Roosevelt on the result.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-11-20

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

Letter from John Campbell Greenway to Theodore Roosevelt

John Campbell Greenway thinks that President Roosevelt’s special message to Congress silenced the faction that opposed him and secured the presidential nomination of Secretary of War William H. Taft. Greenway hopes that when Roosevelt’s term is over, he will visit. He updates Roosevelt on his mining business. He has been able to keep his men working without cutting wages, and will open a new mine and town soon. He asks Roosevelt for the text of the Employers Liability Bill, which he believes is important and must be framed correctly.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1908-04-12

Creator(s)

Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926