Samuel Llewelyn Letters to R.M. Haseltine Regarding Relief for Miners   Save
Miners' Relief Correspondence
Description: Samuel Lewis wrote these three letters to R.M. Haseltine, chief inspector of mines, regarding the distribution of supplies to striking workers in southern Ohio during the 1897 strike. The 1897 strike was one of a number of labor disputes between coal miners and mine owners in the Hocking Valley region between 1880 and 1940. The letters measure 8.25" x 10" (20.96 cm x 25.4 cm). In the first letter, dated August 20, 1897, Lewis informs Haseltine of the arrival of a supply car in Wellston, Ohio. He explains that the crowd had lined up waiting for its arrival at 8:00 a.m. The train arrived at 7:00 p.m. and rations were given to 100 families. The letter is three pages. In a second, one-page letter Lewis writes about the arrival of donations from Portsmouth and Chillicothe and the distribution of "bean dinners" at Wellston and chicken dinners at Glenroy. The final two-page letter, dated September 4, 1897, reports on relief efforts in Wellston, Jackson, and Glenroy. According to Lewis, Wellston needed the most help. View on Ohio Memory.
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Subjects: Coal miners; Strikes and lockouts; Coal mining
Places: Wellston (Ohio); Jackson (Ohio); Coalton (Ohio); Glenroy (Ohio); Jackson County (Ohio); Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)