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Western Union Telegram sent to Ada Young from George Frazier Miller in regards to the death of Col. Charles Young.

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Title	Western Union Telegram sent to Ada Young from George Frazier Miller in regards to the death of Col. Charles Young.
Subject	African American soldiers African American men Correspondence Military officers World War I, 1914-1918 Young, Charles, 1864-1922.
Time Period	20th Century
Description	A Western Union Telegram sent to Ada Young from George Frazier Miller in regards to the death of Col. Charles Young. Col. Charles Young, who was the first African American to reach the rank of Colonel in the U.S. Army and, at the time of his death in 1922, was the highest-ranking African American officer in the Army. He is known for having been forced into retirement due to health concerns before the start of World War I and later riding from Wilberforce, Ohio, to Washington, D.C. to prove his physical fitness for duty.
Collection	Col. Charles Young Collection-NAM MSS 21
Submitting Institution	National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center

Title	NAM_MSS21_B01F28_01_1
Submitting Institution	National Afro-American Museum and Cultural Center
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Full Text	Form 1204 CUSS OF SERVICE SYMBOL Telegram Day Letter Blue Night Message Nite Night Letter NL If none of these three symbols appears after the check (number of words) this is a telegram. Otherwise its character is indicated by the symbol appearing after the check. WESTER UMION TEL AM NEWCOMB CARLTON, PRESIDENT GEORGE W. E. ATKINS FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT CLASS OF SERVICE SYMBOL 1 Telegram Day Letter Blue 1 1 Night Message Nite Night Letter 1 NL 1 if none of these three symbols 1 I appears after the check (number of I words) this is a telegram. Other- 1 wise its character is indicated by the 1 symbol appearing after the check. ■^TO (St 50 NL l/Ot F BROOKLYN NY JAN 15 1922 MRS CHARLES YOUNG ' WILSERFORCE OHIO DEAR MRS YOUNG OUR HEART GOES OUT TO YOU MR$ MILLER AND MINE IN THIS YOUR HOUR OF SEREAVEMENT THE NEWS OF THE DECEASE OF COL YOUNG CAME AS A SEVERE SHOCK TO US WE WERE LOATH, TO iELIEVE ITS TRUTH GODS 1LESSING WE PRAY UPON YOU AND THE CHILDREN GEORGE FR/\ZIER MILLER 75 2A

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