Letter to Enoch Crowder - September 06, 1917
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Stoneleigh Court Washington, D.C. [September] 6 [1917] My Dear General Crowder: The third stage in the Development of our National Army has now been entered [m.s. illegible: 1 wd]; and I must [m.s. illegible: 1 wd] Delay Expression of my gratitude for this Extraordinary
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achievement, which is, as such large part, yours. It has made possible not only victory, but much besides. In this way America will be saved from itself for Democracy; Saved by service and by the Equalitarian process which go with it. Most Cordially, [signature illegible]
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| Title | Letter to Enoch Crowder - September 06, 1917 |
| Creator | Unknown |
| Source | Unknown. Letter to Enoch Crowder. 06 September 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | Letter written on Stoneleigh Court Washington, D.C. letter head dated September 06, 1917 stating to General Enoch Crowder that the third stage in the Development of the National Army had been entered. The author also congratulated Crowder on the passage of the draft. 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 |
| 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 | September 6, 1917 |
| Language | English |