Letter from Henry Kortjohn to General Enoch H. Crowder - July 6, 1918
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St. Louis, [Missouri] July 6, 1918 E. H. Crowder, Provost Marshal General, War Department, Washington, D.C. Dear Sir: On behalf of our Local Board, Division 14, for the City of St. Louis, Missouri, I cannot refrain from expressing to you our most sincere and deep gratitude for the sentiment and expressions contained in your communication on your declination to accept the high honor offered to you by the Senate and House Committees. I enclose a clipping from this morning
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St. Louis Republic July 6, 1918 [newspaper clipping]
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| Title | Letter from Henry Kortjohn to General Enoch H. Crowder - July 6, 1918 |
| Creator | Kortjohn, Henry Jr. |
| Source | Kortjohn, Henry. Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder. 06 July 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter from Henry Kortjohn Jr., attorney at law in St. Louis, Missouri, wrote General Enoch H. Crowder and expressed his gratitude toward Crowder for his sentiment in his communication of declining the honor of Lieutenant General. Kortjohn also included a newspaper clipping from the St. Louis Republic dated July 6, 1918 entitled" Crowder Declines Promotion to Rank of Lieutenant General Offered to him by Congress." 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; United States. War Department; Promotions, Military; World War, 1914-1918--Public opinion |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917; Selective Draft Act |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | July 6, 1918 |
| Language | English |