2005.36.167: Letter from P.M.B. Young to Elizabeth Caroline Young, 1856 March 25

2005.36.167: Letter from P.M.B. Young to Elizabeth Caroline Young, 1856 March 25

1856; P.M.B. Young; Elizabeth Caroline Young; Georgia Military Institute; Christianity; Death; Sickness; Religion; Suffering

A short letter from Young to his mother discussing the death of a “brother cadet” at the Georgia Military Institute. Young comments on the cause of death, which was pneumonia, and how symptoms such as pleurisy induced a very painful death. Young also expresses sadness toward the fact that no family members of the dead cadet were present before his death and that few are aware of his death. Young calls on God to have mercy on his soul despite the fact that he is not a Christian.

P.M.B. Young

P.M.B. Young Collection, Bartow History Museum

Bartow History Museum
Auburn University

1856 March 25

Peter R. Thomas Jr.
Auburn University

Bartow History Museum

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English

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