Letter to Enoch Crowder from Rich I. Manning - July 26, 1917
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State of South Carolina Executive Chamber Columbia July twenty-sixth, Nineteen seventeen. My dear General:- In the stress of your work, permit me just to drop you a line to express my admiration and appreciation of the way you are handling the difficult tasks that devolve upon you, and of my desire to carry out your plans and cooperate with you. With personal esteem, I am, Very sincerely yours, Rich I. Manning Governor. Gen. E.H. Crowder, Provost Marshall General, Washington, D.C.
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| Title | Letter to Enoch Crowder from Rich I. Manning - July 26, 1917 |
| Creator | Manning, Rich I. |
| Source | Manning, Rich I. Letter to Enoch Crowder. 26 July 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter Rich I. Manning, Governor of South Carolina, expressed his admiration and appreciation for General Crowder's work. 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. Army--Recruiting, enlistment, etc.-- World War, 1914-1918; Manning, Richard Irvine, 1859-1931 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917 |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | July 26, 1917 |
| Language | English |