James Taylor : added papers, 1792-1894.

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James Taylor : added papers, 1792-1894.

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Includes correspondence, 1811-1879, between Taylor, his son James, and business clients regarding land claims, sales, and surveys; legal papers, 1799-1856, some regarding Newport; land papers, 1792-1884, containing indentures, deeds, and a broadside advertising the sale of James Jr.'s lots in Newport; and maps, surveys, plats, 1816-1878, of lots in Newport, the town of Taylorsville, Ky. downstream from Newport and Taylor's land on the Little Miami River. Miscellaneous financial and business papers, 1817-1881, include bonds, receipts, and estate appraisals.

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Taylor, James, 1802-1883

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Woodford, Mary T.

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Bledsoe, Jesse, 1776-1836

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Perkins, Ervin C.

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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...

Taylor family.

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