Letter from Gilbert Christian Greenway to John Campbell Greenway
Subject(s): Arkansas--Hot Springs, Arkansas--Little Rock, Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Drennen, C. Travis, 1864-1932, Health services accessibility--Government policy, Hitchcock, Ethan Allen, 1835-1909, Injunctions, Medical centers--Administration, Michigan--Ishpeming, Rifles, Trieber, Jacob, 1853-1927, United States. Congress, United States. Department of the Interior, United States. Dept. of the Interior
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Gilbert Christian Greenway sends a rifle box to his son, John Campbell Greenway, and wishes him well on his vacation in Michigan. A member of the federal board that oversees the Hot Spring Reservation, the elder Greenway is disgusted with an injunction by Judge Jacob Trieber that alters the board’s powers to regulate access to the springs, particularly as it has given strength to the “low blackguard” that the board was trying to block. Gilbert Greenway feels sure that Congress will “readily right the wrong” if it comes to that. He also reveals that he has resigned the board in protest over its decision to reinstate six “notorious offenders” and notes that board member Dr. C. Travis Drennen changed his vote due to the threat that an old affair and illegitimate child would be exposed. Greenway concludes by telling his son of the family’s struggle to find domestic help and reporting on the health of the immediate family and the dogs.
Collection
Creation Date
1904-07-30
Creator(s)
Greenway, Gilbert Christian, 1841-1912
Recipient
Greenway, John Campbell, 1872-1926
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Arizona Historical Society
Page Count
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
Electronic copy sponsored by the Theodore Roosevelt Center at Dickinson State University. For reproduction or publication permission, contact the Arizona Historical Society. See the Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library Terms of Use for further copyright information.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Gilbert Christian Greenway to John Campbell Greenway. [July 30, 1904]. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292132. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Greenway, Gilbert Christian, 1841-1912. Letter from Gilbert Christian Greenway to John Campbell Greenway. [30 Jul. 1904]. Multi-image. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292132.
APA:
Greenway, Gilbert Christian, 1841-1912.: , [1904, July 30]. Letter from Gilbert Christian Greenway to John Campbell Greenway. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o292132.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. December 4, 2025. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
APA:
Arizona Historical Society. Theodore Roosevelt Papers. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/arizona-historical-society.
