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and tied in a black bag, that my people, who have seen him 

 often, did not know him. I happened not to be at home, so 

 could not inquire what scheme he is upon." 



William Young returned to America on November 3, 1766, 

 with Captain Marshall, having received the title of Queen's 

 botanist, and November 23, when he went to the Carolinas for 

 plants and John Bartram wrote to Peter Collinson under date 

 of December 5, 1766: "I am surprised that Young is come back 

 so soon. He cut the greatest figure in town, struts along the 

 streets whistling, with his sword and gold lace, etc. He hath 

 been three times to visit me — pretends a great respect for me. 

 He is just going to winter in the Carolinas: saith there is three 

 hundred pounds sterling annually settled upon him. But Cap- 

 tain Chancellor tells odd stories of him; that he was put in 

 prison, from which he was taken by two officers and put on 

 board ship; but his friends utterly deny it. Its a pity but the 

 truth was known, and the trying party snubbed." In reply to 

 John Bartram's letter of inquiry, Peter Collinson writes on 

 February 10, 1767: "I believe there is too much truth in what 

 the Captain saith about Young. He may live to repent his 

 folly and extravagance," etc. From the family records, we 

 learn that William Young, Jr., made the following trips to 

 England and the Southern states in connection with his business. 

 January 13, 1768, he sailed from Carolina to England with casks 

 of roots and plants, returning in good health to America on 

 November 6, 1768. On November 17, 1768, eleven days after, 

 he sailed to the Carolinas, returning to Philadelphia on March 

 23. 1769, with 19 boxes of plants. November 5, 1769, sees 

 William Young again on his way to England with Captain Fol- 

 gonor and many boxes and casks of plants. He returned home 

 on August 26, 1770, hearty and well. He sailed to England on 

 November 13, 1771, on the ship commanded by Captain Fol- 

 gonor, returning to America on December 30, 1772, with a wife 

 which caused him, the journal states, to be unhappy the rest 

 of his life. 



The success of his business, although he seems to have antagon- 

 ized John Bartram, is shown in the following from a letter from 



