John Taylor of Caroline papers [manuscript], 1778-1794.

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John Taylor of Caroline papers [manuscript], 1778-1794.

The papers contain a letter, 22 May 1778, from Taylor, Fishkill, N.Y., to William Woodford, regarding the resolution of the dispute over Woodford's promotion, Taylor's commanding officers, the British evacuation of Philadelphia, Pa., and extra pay for Taylor's regiment; a biographical sketch, ca. 1794, of John Taylor, by Edmund Pendleton; and a biographical sketch, n.d., of Declaration of Independence signer John Penn, by Taylor.

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