Letter to General Crowder - December 17, 1917
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December 17, 1917. My dear General Crowder:- I have had pleasure, interest, and profit in reading your memorandum of November 27th regarding the extent of the jurisdiction of the Judge Advocate General under the old statute invoked. I think you are entirely right in your conclusions and that General Ansell is hopelessly wrong. To build on the word
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| Title | Letter to General Crowder - December 17, 1917 |
| Creator | J.R.C. |
| Source | J.R.C. Letter to General Crowder. 17 December 1917. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter, J.R.C. wrote General Enoch H. Crowder and explained the extent of the jurisdiction of the Judge Advocate General. 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 |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | December 17, 1917 |
| Language | English |