1From George Washington to James Taylor, 22 February 1786 [letter not found] (Washington Papers)
Letter not found: to James Taylor, 22 Feb. 1786. On 13 Mar. Taylor wrote GW : “I had the Honor of yours of 22d febry.”
2From Alexander Hamilton to James Taylor and Abishai Thomas, 30 June 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
I have to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of the 18th. and 28th. instant as agents for the state of North Carolina. Altho the laws relative to the payment of the invalid pensioners fully authorize the payment of the money to those individuals, I do not consider them as warranting a payment to the State of North Carolina whose Executive appears to have discharged a part of the demands...
3From Alexander Hamilton to James Taylor and Abishai Thomas, 3 November 1791 (Hamilton Papers)
The measures taken to ascertain the fact, whether the State of North Carolina has ever issued its own certificates in lieu of those of the United States not yet having produced the desired information, as inconveniences would arise from longer delay of a determination of the question which arises on the eighteenth section of the Act making provision for the debt of the United States. I take...
4From Thomas Jefferson to James Taylor, 26 February 1806 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson presents his compliments to mr Taylor, & thanks him for the cuttings of Nectarine and peach, & the strawberry roots, which have come safely to hand. He puts them this day into the hands of a careful gardener to engraft & plant for him. he has sent to mr Madison & Genl. Dearborne the bundles addressed to them. he prays mr Taylor to accept his friendly salutations. KyHi .
5From Thomas Jefferson to James Taylor, 19 November 1807 (Jefferson Papers)
Th: Jefferson requests the favour of Mr. Taylor to dine with him on Monday the 23d. at half after three, The favour of an answer is asked. KyHi .
6From James Madison to James Taylor, 6 May 1823 (Madison Papers)
I have your two letters: the last of Apl. 12. inclosing one to J. P. Todd; which, in his absence at Philada. was opened as you desired. I had an early oppy. of mentioning to General Dade the note which it contained. With many others, he feels I believe the full weight of the present pecuniary difficulties. He will write to Mr. Timberlake on the subject of the Note. I have heard nothing of Mr...
7James Madison to James Taylor, 21 December 1830 (Madison Papers)
Your letter of the 15th. recd. by the last mail having made Mrs. Madison a partner in it, she has taken upon herself the answer which I inclose: Her credit is too good to require an endorsement of her assurances of the gratification afforded by the fulfilment of the long promised visit to us, or of the sincerity with which all the good wishes conveyed in your letter, are returned. I cannot...
8James Madison to James Taylor, 4 October 1831 (Madison Papers)
I take advantage, my dear Sir of your permission to adopt the answers of others to your obliging letters, and the rather as my rheumatic fingers have a great aversion to the pen. I will not excuse them however from the service of thanking you for the account you give of our friends in Kentucky which is always interesting to me, and offering my regards & best wishes of every sort to Mrs. Taylor...