Talk:William Young House

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This page has a great deal of historical information with no citations. Based on our research we believe that many of the facts stated about the history of owners of the house are inaccurate. They appear to be based on a different William Young but we can't tell for sure because there are no citations. We would like to correct the record based on the historical information available through sources such as the National Register of Historic Places, the Hagley Museum in Delaware, and several books. We could also add more information that is not currently included.

For example, the William Young who owned this house emigrated from Scotland according to multiple sources (so he was not born in Newport, Rhode Island) and was a bookseller in Philadelphia with a shop on Chestnut Street. He served on the Philadelphia City Council in 1800. He then built this house in 1802 and opened a paper mill. From: The Brandywine An Intimate Portrait by W. Barksdale Maynard. Another great source is Along the Brandywine by Frank R. Zebley.

Besined (talk) 23:45, 26 March 2020 (UTC)besined and FrogPainterReply

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