Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder from Carrie F. Parks - August 27, 1918
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Holland, Island, August 27/ [1918] Hon. E. H. Crowder: Dear Sir: I want to state my case to you if you will please be kind enough. I am a widow 53 not able to work and the two boards have taken my support. I am isolated on a small Island then miles from the main land and no way to go only in boat. They have taken my son and sent him to Camp Meed left to-day. Now please in the name of God please try and exemp him if you possably can for a broken hearted Mother
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| Title | Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder from Carrie F. Parks - August 27, 1918 |
| Creator | Parks, Carrie F. |
| Source | Parks, Carrie F. Letter to General Enoch H. Crowder from Carrie F. Parks. 27 August 1918. Crowder, Enoch H. (1859-1932), Papers, 1884-1942. C1046. The State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO. |
| Description | Letter from a widowed lady named Carrie F. Parks to General Enoch H. Crowder. She asked that her son, Henry McCory Parks, be exempted from the draft since he is her only caretaker. 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; Draft--Law and legislation; Camp Meade (Md.) |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Selective Service Act of 1917; Selective Draft Act |
| Site Accession Number | C1046 |
| Contributing Institution | The State Historical Society of Missouri |
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| Date Original | August 27, 1918 |
| Language | English |