1To Thomas Jefferson from James Taylor, Jr., 19 February 1803 (Jefferson Papers)
I am directed by Col: Newton to furnish you with two pipes of wine, which I have this day shipped on board the sloop Maria Capt: O’Meara, to the address of Mr: John Barnes, of George Town—the account is annexed—The quality is similar to that I sent before & I hope will give equal satisfaction— I am respectfully Yr: ob: servt. T. Jefferson Esqr. to James Taylor jr. Dr. 2 pipes Brazil Wine 350—...
2To Thomas Jefferson from James Taylor, 3 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
I must solicit your pardon for addressing you on the subject of a successor to Charles Kilgore Esquire decd. late Register of the land Office at Cincinnati, whose death has no doubt been announced at the City before this. George Gordon esquire of Cincinnati has written to me on this subject and has solicited my aid to procure the appointment. I consider Mr. Gordon a very worthy man & well...
3To 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...
4To Thomas Jefferson from James Taylor, Jr., 4 June 1801 (Jefferson Papers)
On the 29th. inst. I shipped by direction of Col: Newton 2 pipes Brazil Wine, by the Sch: Margaret Tingey, for which the Captain neglected to give a receipt, or to call for a letter—I hope it will get to hand without accident as a passenger on board promised to take particular care of it—I have reserved two pipes more, one, or both, of which shall be forwarded when you may think proper to...
5To Thomas Jefferson from James Taylor, 20 August 1773 (Jefferson Papers)
There is no Such Will as Joseph Smiths Recorded in the County of Orange. I am Sr. Yr. Hble Servt., RC ( MHi ). Addressed: “To Thomas Jefferson Esqr. In Albemarle.” James Taylor was clerk of Orange co., 1772–1798 (Frederick Johnston, Memorials of Old Virginia Clerks , Lynchburg, 1888, p. 271).