Letter from General Enoch H. Crowder to Newton D. Baker - November 18, 1917
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Copy November 16, 1917. My dear Mr. Secretary, I am deeply appreciative of the statements in your personal letter of this date respecting my resumption at an early date of my supervision of the Judge Advocate General
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| Title | Letter from General Enoch H. Crowder to Newton D. Baker - November 18, 1917 |
| Creator | Crowder, Enoch H. |
| Source | Crowder, Enoch H. Letter to Newton D. Baker. 16 November 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter, General Enoch H. Crowder wrote the Secretary of War Newton D. Baker and stated that he could resume his active supervision of the work of the Judge Advocate General's Department. This document is part of a collection compiled by Enoch Herbert Crowder, the Edinburg, Grundy County, Missouri native who served as Judge Advocate General. Crowder devised the Selective Service Act in 1917 which drafted America's forces during World War I. |
| Subject LCSH | Crowder, E. H. (Enoch Herbert), 1859-1932; Baker, Newton, 1871-1937 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | November 16, 1917 |
| Language | English |