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:

H x W: 10 7/16 x 8 in. (26.5 x 20.3 cm)

Type:

letters (correspondence)

Place depicted:

Liberia, West Africa, Africa

Place used:

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

Date:

March 27, 1919

Description:

A letter handwritten in black ink on yellowed paper. The letter is dated March 27, 1919 and addressed to Lieutenant Oscar W. Price in Xenia, Ohio. Young is writing to Price to inform him he has been recommended as a Captain in the Liberian Frontier Force.

Transcription Center Status:

Transcribed by digital volunteers

Topic:

African American  Search this

Africa  Search this

Correspondence  Search this

Men  Search this

Military  Search this

U.S. History, 1919-1933  Search this

Credit Line:

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

Object number:

2010.39.6

Restrictions & Rights:

Public domain

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Classification:

Documents and Published Materials

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dfe86b7f-db43-4f73-9d42-1aed65ffe8f1

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2010.39.6