51To George Washington from James Taylor, 13 March 1786 (Washington Papers)
I had the Honor of yours of 22d febry & agreeable to your request have forwarded the pipe of Wine by a ship, the Captain of whom promises to deliver it safe at your own door —Mr Newton says he will pay the freight, Duty & charges as below—I presume the House in Madeira mentioned their having drawn a Bill for the amount of this Wine, which I have in possession, & shall wait your Directions...
52To James Madison from James Taylor, 4 August 1807 (Madison Papers)
I am this far on my way to Richmond & have just time to drop you aline. At the time my letter from the Atto. Genl. arrived I was from home about 30 Mile distant. It was sent to me & in two days I set out for Marietta I have in consequence of instructions recd. from the atto. Genl. summonsed five Witnesses, two of whom will testify to the veracity of Taylor & Albright & some other matters of...
53James Taylor to James Madison, 17 March 1828 (Madison Papers)
I hope this will be handed you by my son James, who goes to Virginia to transact some business for me, I beg to introduce him to your Mrs Madisons and the good old ladies acquaintance, should she yet be in the land of the living, which I hope sincerely may be the case, if she can enjoy health. I sincerely hope this may find yourself & my good friend Mrs Madison enjoying good health. I did my...
54To James Madison from James Taylor, 25 September 1803 (Madison Papers)
Permit me to introduce to your acquaintance Colo. Thos. Sandford a member of Congress from the district in which I live. Colo. S. has lived a near neighbour to me for several years, I know him to be a firm republican warmly attached to the present administration and the measures pursued by it. He has been for several years a public man and is esteemed for his good sense great decision and...
55To James Madison from James Taylor, 28 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
It gives me pleasure to inform you, that your wine and nutts cast away on this coast in the Brig Jacob: Easton Master, are now shipped on board the Schooner Crispin Harremberg Master, and are consigned to the Collector of Baltimore. As the nutts appeared by the Packages, containing them, to have received some damage, I appointed two Merchants to appraise them, so that the duties should be...
56To James Madison from James Taylor, 26 February 1801 (Madison Papers)
I Just Write you a few lines Which Will Inform you that my Family and Freinds in these parts are all Well. I pray this may [find] you and our Freinds in Orange in the Same State. I have Nothing New to Write. We have had a Very Favorable Winter not having had More than 7 or 8 Inches Snow added Altogether. We are Very Anxious in this Country to know Who is to be our President We Understand that...
57To James Madison from James Taylor, 30 May 1812 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that having been honored by the Hon Secy. of War with the charge of furnishing the transportation & supplies for the Ohio Troops to Detroit & the Pay Master having requested me to advance the Troops their pay as it may be due, and in consequence of the Warm solicitations I have recd. from Gov Miegs & Genl Hull I have concluded to accompany the Ohio Troops to...
58To James Madison from James Taylor, 23 September 1812 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inclose you a Copy of a statement made at Cleveland in order to send on to our Army which I supposed was proceeding on toward Detroit. I did myself the honor to give one to Genl Wodsworth & to forward to Genl Harrison & Gov Meigs each one. When I arrived at Urbana I was very unwell & indeed became ill before I left that place. I fully intended to have seen Genl Harrison,...
59To James Madison from James Taylor, 27 September 1807 (Madison Papers)
Some time last Winter inclosed to you a Survey in the name of Francis Taylor & at the same time mentioned to you that my brother in this State or my father was in Possession of an assignment from the executors of Colo. Taylor to my self; and that I had requested them to forward it to you in order that a Patent might issue in my name. You acknowledged the recipt of the Survey and Observed that...
60To James Madison from James Taylor, 27 April 1807 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty to inclose to you three Surveys in order to Obtain Patents on them, and for that purpose I beg leave to solicit your friendly assistance. One is in the name of my self & Tho: Fox, an Other assigned to me by our friend & acquaintance Major Wm. Taylor. The other is a Survey made for our diceased friend Colo. F Taylor and sold to me by the Executors or at least one half. The...
61To James Madison from James Taylor, 28 December 1806 (Madison Papers)
"As to the instruments to distribute the money and procure provisions" I presume you have information as to what has been done in this line at Marietta. I possess none spacific. As to Cincinnati, I know of none avowedly done at this place. Great quantities have been forwarded by the contractor. I had a conversation with Genl. Sandford as to my impressions concerning a certain character and...
62To James Madison from James Taylor, 19 July 1807 (Madison Papers)
Your favour by Genl. Carbery was handed to me a few days ago for which please accept my thanks. By the present Mail we have received accounts of the bills of Indictment found by the Grand Jury at Richmond. This information appears to give great pleasure to all, but the Federalists & some of them appear to be pleased or affect to be so. For my own part I gave you my opinion at an early stage of...
63To James Madison from James Taylor, 21 February 1815 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that I have not been unmindful of my promise to procure you a good riding horse. I have been on the lookout ever since my return but have never met with one until a few days ago which I would venture to recommend. On my way from Lexington a few days ago I met with one which I trust will please you; He is a fine bay about 15½ hands high, lengthy with a lofty...
64James Taylor to James Madison, 13 March 1831 (Madison Papers)
I inclose to you a letter to my worthy friend Mrs. M. It will give you both all the occurrences of my family & friends in this quarter. I think about this time you have arrived at your four score years. I congratulate you that from appearances when I had the pleasure of seeing you, your strength of body & mind, you may live Many years to enjoy life, be a comfort to your family & friends, and a...
65To James Madison from James Taylor, 26 May 1809 (Madison Papers)
I take the liberty of calling your attention to the situation of the claim to Land of a Number of the Officers (and their representatives) of the Va. Cont. line. I am the agent of a number of Persons whose claim I am sure amount to at least 40,000 acres which have been located North of the Indian boundary line & south of a line to be run from the head of the Little Miami to the head of the...
66To James Madison from James Taylor, 20 October 1809 (Madison Papers)
I hope this will find yourself & my amiable friend Mrs. Madison in good health, also her son. My family is in good health except my self. I have been much indisposed for about two Months, but have been able to go about principal part of the time. I am in hopes I shall gain strength as the weather is geting cooler. We have had a fine crop of grapes this Season for the age of my Vines. We often...
67Deed of Sale, 8 July 1792 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
Abstract. 8 July 1792, Orange County, Virginia. Indenture by which John Lee and his wife Elizabeth of Orange County sold to JM for £510 “current money” 800 acres of land in that county “Adjoining the land of Johnny Scott, John Daniel, Coleby Cowherd and Jonathan Cowherd.” Witnessed by Thomas Bell, Charles P. Howard, Ambrose Madison, and Alexander Shepherd. Recorded by James Taylor, Orange...
68To James Madison from James Taylor, 10 July 1816 (Madison Papers)
This will be handed by Leut Jos: P. Taylor son of our worthy connection Col. Richard. I take gr[e]at pleasure in assureing you that he is a fine young Man & one who did great credit to the service in the late War. Should both himself & Major Zachary be induced to accept the appointm[e]nts recently offered to him, I assure you I think they will be an acquisition to the service. I have the...
69To James Madison from James Taylor, 12 March 1813 (Madison Papers)
When an Individual undertakes the developement of his own peculiar situation, should Egotism be prominent, it is almost unavoidable in common cases: But when he has the Honor to address the Chief Magistrate, as is the Object of the present, it becomes then of primary necessity. The person who has now that Honor, has much to say of his unprecedented persecutions, of his ruined Fortune, But of...
70To James Madison from James Taylor, 29 November 1808 (Madison Papers)
Will you be so good as to give the enclosed letter to Mr. Graham your self, as it contains a draft for $1000. to be forwarded to my good old father. We have but little new in this quarter. It is said Gov: Scott H. Taylor & Judge Trumble are three of the electors. It is uncertain who the fourth on this side of the State will be. How ever it will be republicans. Genl. Sandford & Genl. Jos:...
71To James Madison from James Taylor, 7 July 1812 (Madison Papers)
I have the honor to inform you that we reachd this place on the 6th. inst in good Spirits & health generally. We have been so unfortunate as to have all our public stores taken by the British with I think four officers & Twenty three non commissioned officers & Privates and a great lot of our private baggage. The Genl. was so desirous that we should arrive at this place that he did not...
72To James Madison from James Taylor, 7 November 1818 (Madison Papers)
I do my self the pleasure to introduce to your acquaintance our relation Richard Taylor Jr, son of the Commodore, who makes a visit to Va. on some land business. I flatter my self you will be pleased with his acquaintance, I assure you there is not a man of more Correct deportment in our Country. He will be able to give you particular information as to our Connections & as to the affairs of...
73To James Madison from James Taylor, 5 December 1810 (Madison Papers)
I think it my duty to inform you that a man by the name of Benja. W. Lad from Virginia and Genl. Duncan McArthur of this state has lately made a number of entrys & surveys on lands that have been sold out by the U:States West of the line run by Ludlow from what he supposed the head branch of the Little Miami to the head of the Sciota. It is beleived and I have no doubt but that Ludlow struck...
74To James Madison from James Taylor, 10 January 1811 (Madison Papers)
I promised to drop you a line on the subject of the petition &c. I did my self the pleasure to address to you some time since. I am happy to inform you that I am of opin[i]on there is nothing to be apprehended from this association. Indeed I am informed it is very unpopular among the land holders in that quarter of the state where it has met with the most countenance. The Legislature of this...
75To James Madison from James Taylor, 8 February 1812 (Madison Papers)
I have taken the liberty of troubleing you very frequenly lately on the subject of my freinds, I must now say a word or two as to my self. You Know that I have for many years done the duty of U:States agent in this State, and I trust I have discharged the trust with punctuality and fidelity. I suppose from the present appearances of our Affairs that there will be some purchases to be made in...
76To James Madison from James Taylor, 22 August 1816 (Madison Papers)
I see that Col Simons late of the US Army & who was appointed a Commissary of purchases for the district of St. Louis is dead. Major Taylor Berry of St. Louis late of the Army and who was a D.Q.M. Genl and at the head of that dept for all that country, would gladly accept that appointment. He was continued in Office till he closed all the business in his dept which he has done honorably to...
77To James Madison from James Taylor, 12 June 1815 (Madison Papers)
I do my self the honor to enclose to you the charges Specifications & proceedings of a Court Martial, which was had on Lt. John Taylor, also a letter I recd. from Brig: Genl. D. Mc.Arthur relative there to. Lt. Taylor is the Son of the worthy Majr Wm. Taylor who is extremely distressed at this affair which I am sure he considers a greater misfortune than if his son had been slain in Battle or...
78To James Madison from James Taylor, 6 March 1809 (Madison Papers)
James W. Moss e[s] quire now of Mason County in this State has made some arrangements to move to that part of the Indiana Territory which appears by a late law of Congress to be made a Separate Territory. He has suggested to me a wish to recieve some secondary appointment in the Illinois Territory, such as Secretary, Register or reciever of public Monies or indeed any other you might please to...
79To Thomas Jefferson from James Taylor, 3 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Agreeably to my promise I now send you the Monthly Strawberry vines promised you when I had the pleasure of seeing you at the City of Washington. I also send you some Nectarine grafts, the fruit of which is superior to any thing of the kind I ever tasted. They are called the Rose coloured Nectarines, they are of the free stone kind, are large and of a tolerable deep red on the out side. I have...
80To James Madison from James Taylor, 12 November 1805 (Abstract) (Madison Papers)
§ From James Taylor. 12 November 1805, Jefferson County, Kentucky. “This by Doctr. Nicholas a Respective Young Gentn. out of My Neighbourhood, Who Can Inform you of our Connections in this Neighbourhood of their Healths &c We have had the greatest drouth this Summer I ever Saw, but Still there Will be good Crops of Corn Where the land was Tolerable Well Tended I think I Shall Make about 400...