James Taylor papers 1809-1812 Taylor, James papers

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James Taylor papers 1809-1812 Taylor, James papers

The James Taylor papers contain 7 letters and documents related to Taylor's tenure as paymaster at the United States Army barracks in Newport, Kentucky.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6392591

William L. Clements Library

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Taylor, James, 1769-1848

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James Taylor, the son of Col. James Taylor, was born on Apr. 19, 1769 in Caroline County, Virginia. He was educated at Rappahannock Academy. In 1788 Taylor was commissioned as surveyor of Caroline County and was made deputy sheriff. He moved to Kentucky in 1792 and settled on the forks between the Licking and Ohio Rivers, founding the town of Newport. He made a fortune in Kentucky land transactions. On June 4, 1812, Taylor paymaster and quartermaster general of the western army under William Hil...

Harris, David P., 1975-

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Dr. John Green (1736-1799) and Mary Ruggles (d. 1814) of Worcester, Massachusetts, had 13 children, including Timothy and William Elijah. Timothy Green was born in Worcester on January 9, 1765. He graduated from the College of Rhode Island (now Brown University) in 1786, and later married Mary Martin. Green practiced law in Worcester until 1788, when he moved to New York City. He worked in the real estate industry and was lost at sea in 1812 or 1813. William Elijah Green...

United States. Army

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The United States Army is the largest branch of the United States Armed Forces and performs land-based military operations. It is one of the seven uniformed services of the United States and is designated as the Army of the United States in the United States Constitution, Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 and United States Code, Title 10, Subtitle B, Chapter 301, Section 3001. As the largest and senior branch of the U.S. military, the modern U.S. Army has its roots in the Continental Army, which wa...

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