Written by
Brigadier General Young, Charles, American, 1864 - 1922
Received by
Price, Oscar W., American, 1893 - 1970
Date
March 27, 1919
Medium
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions
H x W: 10 7/16 x 8 in. (26.5 x 20.3 cm)
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
Transcription Available
Place depicted
Liberia, West Africa, Africa
Place used
Xenia, Greene County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
letters (correspondence)
Topic
Africa
Correspondence
Men
Military
U.S. History, 1919-1933
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2010.39.6
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dfe86b7f-db43-4f73-9d42-1aed65ffe8f1

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