Box 02

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Letter apologizes for not being able to accept an invitation to visit and for missing Wilfred Young’s visit, he will stay in Washington for the summer, and that he is out of practice with the flute.

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Letter regarding the claim on Notley Young’s D. C. estate, requesting more genealogy on the family to bolster the claim.

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Earle is a Washington lawyer who deals with French spoilation claims, informing Benjamin that there is no available proof of the claim by Fenwick, Mason & Co. Mason’s grandson General Fitzhugh Lee has also inquired about the claim.

Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection contains materials from the Smyth, Young, Willson, and Strong families that have resided at Trumpington Manor for over three centuries. Much of the collection is the correspondence of Anna Young of Washington D.C. who married into the Willson family at Trumpington. Much of the later material was compiled by Mildred Strong, including the research on the Smyth family.This collection contains four series: Young family papers; Willson family papers; Smyth family...

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Letter requesting biographical information on Notley Young, whose estate is to be divided into city lots for Washington D.C.

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Letter from Benjamin’s niece reminiscing about the pear orchard presumably near Trumpington, also requests him to send chestnuts if he can, and hopes he can visit when he next goes to Washington.

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Letter thanking Benjamin and the Willson’s for their recent hospitality and inviting them to do a similar hunting trip in Charles County.

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A eulogy for Robert E. Lee. Note on reverse “Respectly [sic] for Bj. Young [??] co[??]aid Chesapeake Artillery”. Benjamin Young served as private in the 4th Battery Maryland Artillery of the Confederate States Army.

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Letter from Ben’s niece, telling him about her new twin sisters and how she is enjoying school.

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Benjamin Young spent at least the last five years of his life in the Maryland Line Confederate Soldiers’ Home.