Letter to Enoch Crowder from Henry D. Estabrook - August 21, 1917
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Noble, Estabrook & McHarg 115 Broadway New York August 21, 1917. Provost Marshal E. H. Crowder, War Department, Washington, D.C. Dear Crowder:- Yours of the 5th inst. I find awaiting my return from a vacation of a few weeks, and I am communicating its contents to my Cousin, Paul Clark. What interests me even more than the fate of my Cousin is what you say concerning England. I had no idea that she has two million trained men on her home soil ready to enter the ranks at a moment
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| Title | Letter to Enoch Crowder from Henry D. Estabrook - August 21, 1917 |
| Creator | Estabrook, Henry D. |
| Source | Estabrook, Henry D. Letter to Enoch Crowder. 21 August 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter, Henry D. Estabrook wrote General Enoch Crowder and echoed his concerns about where the millions of English soldiers were and why they weren't fighting in France. A newspaper clipping from the New York Herald which discussed a recent injury Crowder acquired was attached to the letter. 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; Estabrook, Henry Dodge, 1854-1917 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | August 21, 1917 |
| Language | English |