- Written by
- Brigadier General Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
- Received by
- Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
- Date
- July 14, 1918
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W (unfolded): 8 3/8 × 10 3/4 in. (21.3 × 27.3 cm)
- H x W (folded): 8 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (21.3 × 13.7 cm)
- 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
- Transcription Available
- Place made
- Wilberforce, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Topic
- Correspondence
- Men
- World War I
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.39.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- Public domain
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




