James Taylor and family papers, 1783-1845.

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James Taylor and family papers, 1783-1845.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41141176

These are the papers of Gen. James Taylor, founder of Newport, Kentucky, and other members of his family. The collection consists of correspondence and other documents originally bound in a family scrapbook. Included are letters concerning land transactions, political affairs, and the War of 1812. Some papers of Taylor's son, Col. James Taylor, are included, as well as a few letters of the General's brothers, Hubbard and William. One folder contains papers of the estate of David Leitch, first husband of General Taylor's wife, Ketturah. There are also letters concerning William T. Barry, a prominent Kentucky supporter of Andrew Jackson and leader of the Relief Party in the state. One of the Barry letters was written by James Buchanan, then minister to the court of the Tsar of Russia at St. Petersburg. It describes court life and discusses the political situation in the U. S. and Pennsylvania. Barry's son served as Buchanan's secretary. There is also a short note to Postmaster General Barry from future president Martin Van Buren concerning political appointments. A printed letter, dated December 21, 1799, from future U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas Todd announced his upcoming candidacy for governor in the next election. The letter bears the name of no addressee. Also included in the collection is a circular, dated 1826, for a patented "divitial invention," created by noted botanist and naturalist C. S. Rafinesque. This invention, according to the circular, would "convert every stock, deposit, pledge, or loan" into a "solid and acceptable currency" called "stockmoney" or "stocknotes," combining the "facilities and utility of coin, notes, and stocks." There is also a copy of an 1818 prospectus sent to Gen. Taylor by John Cleves Symmes concerning his hopes for an expedition to prove Symmes' theory that the world was hollow and contained a number of concentric spheres. See the collection listing for John Cleves Symmes for a further description of the prospectus.

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research Library

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Kentucky Historical Society, Martin F. Schmidt Research 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...

Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814

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Soldier, jurist, and frontiersman. From the description of Papers of John Cleves Symmes, 1788-1796. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067829 After serving as a New Jersey legislator, judge, and Continental Congressman, Symmes purchased a million acres in Ohio in 1787, where he established several settlements including Cincinnati. From the description of ADS : New York, N.Y., 1786 Apr. 15. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626085 The...

Rafinesque, C.S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840

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Taylor family

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Barry, William T. (William Taylor), 1785-1835

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Kentucky lawyer, state legislator, lieutenant governor, judge, U.S. congressman and senator, and postmaster general. From the description of William Taylor Barry : papers, 1798-1835. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 46719672 U.S. senator and representative from Kentucky, U.S. postmaster general, jurist, and diplomat. From the description of William T. Barry correspondence, 1832. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450159 Washington, D.C...