Letter from Carroll D. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt
Subject(s): Coal miners--Labor unions--Officials and employees, Colorado--Cripple Creek Region, Colorado--Telluride, Cripple Creek Strike (Colorado : 1903-1904), Cripple Creek Strike (Cripple Creek, Colorado : 1903-1904), Exile (Punishment), Miners--Legal status, laws, etc., Miners--Social conditions, Murphy, John H., 1862-1908
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Commissioner of Labor Wright summarizes the request made by John H. Murphy for executive interference in Colorado. Murphy argues that citizens, specifically miners deported by the Citizens’ Alliance and authorities in Colorado, are being denied basic rights.
Collection
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
Creation Date
1904-07-30
Creator(s)
Wright, Carroll D. (Carroll Davidson), 1840-1909
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
6
Production Method
Record Type
Multi-image
Resource Type
Rights
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Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
Letter from Carroll D. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt. [July 30, 1904]. Library of Congress Manuscript Division.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46190. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Wright, Carroll D. (Carroll Davidson), 1840-1909. Letter from Carroll D. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt. [30 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/o46190.
APA:
Wright, Carroll D. (Carroll Davidson), 1840-1909., [1904, July 30]. Letter from Carroll D. Wright to Theodore Roosevelt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o46190.
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.
