Letter from Miles Menander Dawson to Theodore Roosevelt

Subject(s): Industrial relations, Quotations, Riot control, Rusk, Jeremiah McLain, 1830-1893, Strikes and lockouts, Wisconsin

Miles Menander Dawson sends a quotation from Jeremiah McLain Rusk, a former Governor of Wisconsin, regarding a labor strike and riot in which Rusk ordered the militia to fire on the rioters.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-10-01

Creator(s)

Dawson, Miles Menander, 1863-1942

Recipient

Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919

Language

English

Period

U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)

Repository

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Page Count

2

Production Method

Typed

Record Type

Multi-image

Resource Type

Letter

Rights

These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.

Citation

Cite this Record

Chicago:

Letter from Miles Menander Dawson to Theodore Roosevelt. [October 1, 1902]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39103. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Dawson, Miles Menander, 1863-1942. Letter from Miles Menander Dawson to Theodore Roosevelt. [1 Oct. 1902]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39103.

APA:

Dawson, Miles Menander, 1863-1942., [1902, October 1]. Letter from Miles Menander Dawson to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o39103.

Cite this Collection

Chicago:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.

MLA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. March 12, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.

APA:

Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-manuscript-division.