Written by:

Brigadier General Charles Young, American, 1864 - 1922  Search this

Received by:

Oscar W. Price, American, 1893 - 1970  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper (fiber product)

Dimensions:

unfolded: 8 3/8 x 10 3/4

folded: 8 3/8 x 5 3/8

Type:

letters (correspondence)

Place made:

Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

Date:

July 14, 1918

Description:

A handwritten letter in black ink on yellowed paper. The letter consists of two folded pages, with the front left side blank. The letter is dated July 14, 1918 and addressed [My dear Oscar]. In the letter, Young offers an explanation for his refusal to write a recommendation letter for Price, writing [I did this for your good, in order that everything that comes to you may be on your own merit].

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

Correspondence  Search this

Men  Search this

World War I  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2010.39.4

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56871370c-4ce4-47fd-880d-0f8dea46373e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.39.4