Letter from John H. Murphy to William Loeb
Subject(s): Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908, Coal miners--Labor unions, Coal miners--Social conditions, Colorado--Cripple Creek, Colorado--Telluride, Cripple Creek Strike (Colorado : 1903-1904), Cripple Creek Strike (Cripple Creek, Colorado : 1903-1904), Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, Great Fire (Chicago, Illinois : 1871), Militia, Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
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John H. Murphy argues that when President Grant sent troops to protect the citizens during the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, he set a precedent for such actions. Murphy believes President Roosevelt would not be criticized if he were to act similarly to protect the citizens of Telluride and Cripple Creek. Murphy encloses a newspaper article to show that “the violation of personal rights by the militia is steadily ongoing.”
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-21
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Recipient
Language
English
Period
U.S. President – 1st Term (September 1901-February 1905)
Repository
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Page Count
2
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from John H. Murphy to William Loeb. [July 21, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46094. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Murphy, John H., 1862-1908. Letter from John H. Murphy to William Loeb. [21 Jul. 1904]. Multi-image.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. January 22, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46094.
APA:
Murphy, John H., 1862-1908., [1904, July 21]. Letter from John H. Murphy to William Loeb.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46094.
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. January 22, 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.
