Letter to General Crowder from Mrs. William A. Curtiss - June 26, 1918
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Monroe, [Connecticut] June 26, 1918. General Crowder Dear Sir:- Is it possible that some useful and honest work can be found for Edward J. Beardsley? I have written in regard to the matter before- and hoped it would not be necessary to trouble you again. But my chickens are being killed off altogether too fast and it makes me indignant after working so hard to get them started. It requires a great deal of care and work to make a success of them. I hatched 170 with hens and they were coming along nicely, till after I knew the Beardsleys were sneaking around two nights. I picked up 10 dead ones. A little over a week later I knew they were sneaking around for three nights I picked up 15 dead ones & 6 more that died a little later. And so it has gone on till I have less than 100 now. It is 11:30 P.M. now & I ought to be resting -but no, the B
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| Title | Letter to General Crowder from Mrs. William A. Curtiss - June 26, 1918 |
| Creator | Mrs. Curtiss, William A. |
| Source | Mrs. Curtiss, William A. Letter to General Crowder. 26 June 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | In this letter to General Enoch H. Crowder, Mrs. William A. Curtiss complained to Crowder that she had boys of draft age that are killing her chickens and need to be drafted into the army. 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; Draft |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | June 26, 1918 |
| Language | English |