Robert Young (1796 - 1813)

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Note

Note: #N879

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Date: 12 NOV 2007

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• WikiTree profile Young-3618 created through the import of canotree.ged on Jul 21, 2011 by Charles Ano. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Charles and others.

• Source: S69 Type: Book Periodical: The Life and Times of John Young Author: Emmett Cahill Editor: Virginia Wageman Publication: Island Heritage

Notes

Note N879

He was sent to Boston by his parents at the age of six for an American education. This attested to in a letter dated February 10, 1804, from Captain James Magee of the sailing vessel Mandarin. Written from canton, it was addressed to ?Mr. John Young Resident on the Sandwich Islands to the Care of Either Mr. Davis Capt Stewart or Mr Holms? It reads:

 ?I have sent you by Mr. Davis 20 pieces of Blue Nankeen and two boxes of tea. I left your son Robert in America about 6 months since, he is at school and behaves very well I shall do everything for him that I promis?d you may depend on it. I am very fond of him and shall take great care to make him a good man -Remember me to Stewart Davis & Holms when you see them & believe me your friend James Magee.?

It is unknown whether Robert lived to adulthood, for in 1812, when he was sixteen, he joined the United States Navy. He was captured by the British in the battle of Lake Champlain and was sent as a prisoner of war to Bermuda, never to be heard of again.

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