Moses Taylor papers, 1793-1906, bulk (1835-1890).

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Taylor, Moses, 1806-1882. Moses Taylor papers, 1793-1906, bulk (1835-1890).

Title

Moses Taylor papers, 1793-1906, bulk (1835-1890).

Resource Link

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122378718

Abstract

Bulk of the papers reflects Taylor's business career over five decades and is composed of correspondence and records, 1834-1889, of the trading house of Moses Taylor and the reorganized trading and investments firm of Moses Taylor ? personal papers, 1837-1880; papers of Taylor's estate, 1881-1900; papers, 1852-1882, relating to the estate of Taylor's father, Jacob Bloom Taylor; letters and papers, 1860s and 1870s, of Taylor's son, Henry A.C. Taylor, and other members of his family; correspondence and papers, 1830-1893, of Taylor's business partners, Percy Pyne (who was also his lieutenant and son-in-law) and Lawrence Turnure, and his closest associates in trade and industry, Henry Augustus Coit, Charles Heckscher and Philo Shelton; correspondence and records, 1830-1899, of the many industrial companies and public utilities in which Taylor and/or his family and estate had a financial interest; letters and papers, 1863-1888, relating to the Ten Years War of 1868-1878 in Cuba, during which Taylor's firm acted as agents for the independence movement; and records, 1793-1906, of other merchants.

Extent

Originals: 132 linear feet (326 boxes, 1166 v., 1 oversize folder).Copies: Mercantile Weekly Report: 1 microfilm reel.

Languages

eng,

spa,

Holding Repository

New York Public Library System, NYPL

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6695730

New York Public Library System, NYPL

Related Entities

There are 19 Entities related to this resource.

New Jersey Zinc and Iron Company

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Turnure, Lawrence.

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Shelton, Philo S.

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Taylor, Henry Augustus Coit.

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Chestnut Hill Iron Ore Company.

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Taylor, Moses, 1806-1882

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Moses Taylor (1806-1882), an American banker, president of the City Bank in New York since 1855. He dabbled in railroads, public utilities, and helped the Lincoln administration finance the Civil War. From the description of Papers of Moses Taylor, 1857-1881 (bulk 1869-1881). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122443897 Moses Taylor (1806-1882) was a little-known but representative figure in the history of the mercantile and in...