Calvin Taylor and family papers, 1822-1913 (bulk 1840-1870).

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Calvin Taylor and family papers, 1822-1913 (bulk 1840-1870).

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The bulk of the collection consists of business correspondence, deeds, notes, receipts, indentures and related papers that reflect Taylor's land speculation in Satartia and his lumber interests in southwestern Mississippi. Two letters (1847) relate to his interest in a steam sawmill in Houston, Texas. A patent (1869) issued to Taylor for logging trucks is included. Papers include a contract (1852) with the Jefferson and Lake Pontchartrain Railroad Co. Letters from Calvin's brother, Sereno, discuss salt making during the Civil War. Estate papers of Samuel J. Fowler (1858) and Samuel S. Henry (1863) are included. Personal correspondence reflects family life and social and economic conditions in Mississippi and New Hampshire. Letters (1839-1865) of Sereno Taylor reflect Baptist churches and schools and describe related buildings, faculty, towns, and people. Letters (1840-1874) of Lewis Taylor describe family life, farming, and the town of Hinsdale. One letter (1846) describes Lewis's trip to the Wisconsin Territory. Other family correspondence (1840-1860) concerns land values and crop conditions in Madison and East Feliciana parishes of Louisiana. A three volume diary (1889-1909) of Calvin's daughter, Louisa, describes family activities in Handsboro, Miss.

1,970 items.9 v.

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7131194

Louisiana State University, LSU Libraries

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Taylor, Louisa

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Taylor, Calvin, 1805-1889.

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Land speculator and merchant in Satartia, Yazoo County, Miss., from 1830-1845. Lumber and sawmill operator in Mississippi City, Handsboro, and Moss Point, Miss., from 1846-1889. Calvin's brother, Sereno, was a Baptist preacher who participated in founding schools in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Texas. His brother, Lewis, was a farmer in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. From the description of Calvin Taylor and family papers, 1822-1913 (bulk 1840-1870). (Louisiana State University). Wor...

Taylor, Sereno, 1794-1867.

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Sereno Taylor was a minister, educator, and in the early 1850's principal of the Silliman Female Collegiate Institute at Clinton, La. From the description of Sereno Taylor papers, 1833-1869 (bulk 1849-1863). (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 247074262 ...