The Filson Historical Society Collection of the Taylor-Cannon Family Collection of the Taylor -Cannon family of Virginia and Kentucky. For information regarding literary and copyright interests for these papers, see the Curator of Collections. Size of Collection 13 cubic feet Locator Number Mss.\A\T245 Scope and Content Note Collection includes letters from Francis Taylor describing conditions in the east, noting that Philadelphia has been plagued with yellow fever; receipts; land papers relating to Richard Taylor’s interests in the Jackson Purchase of Ky. and in Ill.; legal papers, 1822-1838; letters, 1844-1850, written to Mary Taylor discussing family and health; and Bible records of the Taylor and Pythian families. Edmund Haynes Tayor’s correspondence, 1820-1897, includes a hand- drawn 1847 map of “the Seat of War” during the Mexican War; a typescript of Zachary Taylor’s letter, 1847 Mar. 8, to E. H. Taylor describing the battle of Buena Vista; letter from John J. Crittenden ; a letter, 1851 Sept. 5, from Edmund H. McDonald describing his experiences during the Lopez Expedition in Cuba, his capture, and his imprisonment in Havana; and two 1851 letters from Sidney Smith to Mary McDonald describing the condition, location, and the fate of her son, Edmund McDonald. Edmund H. Taylor’s papers include correspondence; receipts; newspaper clippings; and memorials. The papers of E. H. Taylor’s son, General Thomas Hart Taylor, include correspondence; receipts; newspaper clippings; and memorials. The collection also includes letters to Hubbard Taylor of Caroline County, Ky., from his father James Taylor of Caroline County, Va., discussing agriculture, conditions in Caroline County, politics, family, and health; information on the Taylor family of Caroline County, Va.; material regarding President Zachary Taylor; and correspondence, 1883-1916, received by Philip Fall Taylor discussing family matters, family history, and genealogy. The remainder of the collection includes genealogical and family history materials on the Taylor, Cannon, Bacon, Fall, Woolfolk, and several other collateral families; the first draft of Philip Fall Taylor’s “Taylor Book,” which traces the history of the family in Ky. and Va.; correspondence, 1914-1949, of Jouett Taylor Cannon; tombstone inscriptions; and miscellaneous papers such as notes, Taylor Family Association programs, invitations and calling cards. Mss. A Taylor-Cannon Family T245 Collection. 1741-1949. Box 1 fl. 1 Richard Taylor, Sr. (1749-1825) papers. fl. 2 Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) correspondence, 1797-1834. fl. 3 Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) receipts and notes, 1797-1833. fl. 4 Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) commission as surveyor, 1823 Dec. 15. Certificate to act as county clerk, 1827 Apr. 27. fl. 4a Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) Callaway County, Ky. land papers, 1828. fl. 5 Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) Columbus, Ky. land papers, 1826-1840. fl. 6 Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) Jackson Purchase land papers, 1784-1833. fl. 7 Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) Illinois land papers, 1819. fl. 8 Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) land papers. fl. 9 Richard Taylor, Jr. (1777-1835) legal papers, 1822-1838. fl. 10 Correspondence to Mary Taylor, 1844-1850. fl. 11 Mary Taylor Columbus, Ky. land papers, 1840. fl. 12 Mary Taylor miscellaneous papers, 1822-1850. fl. 13 Letter to John Eastin Taylor from S. G. Hopkins. Bill of sale from Owen G. Cates to George C. Taylor for a slave, 1832 Jan. 16. fl. 13a Fishback papers. Box 2 fl. 14 Bible records of the Taylor and Phythian families. fl. 15 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) commissions, 1818-1845. fl. 16 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1820-1830. fl. 17 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1831. fl. 18 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1832. fl. 19 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1834-1837. fl. 20 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1838-1839. fl. 21 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1840-1843. fl. 22 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1844-1846. fl. 23 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1847. Box 3 fl. 24 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1848-1850. fl. 25 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1851. fl. 26 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1852-1853. fl. 27 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1854-1855. fl. 28 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1856. fl. 29 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1857. fl. 30 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1858-1859. fl. 31 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) correspondence, 1860-1874, and n.d. fl. 32 Correspondence to Martha Southgate Taylor, 1828-1850. Box 4 fl. 33 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) notes, receipts, and statements of account, 1822-1830. fl. 34 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) notes, receipts, and statements of account, 1831-1841. fl. 35 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) notes, receipts, and statements of account, 1842-1853. fl. 36 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) notes, receipts, and statements of account, 1854-1867. Confederate bank notes and postage stamps. fl. 37 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873): papers of the Mansion House, Frankfort, Ky., containing notes, receipts, statements of account, deeds, and one letter, 1835-1854. fl. 38 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) miscellaneous papers. Box 5 fl. 39 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Ballard County, Ky. land papers. fl. 39a Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Kansas land papers. fl. 40 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Campbell County, Ky. land papers. fl. 41 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Fayette County, Ky. land papers. fl. 42 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Franklin County, Ky. land papers. fl. 43 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Franklin County, Ky. (Benson Ferry) land papers. fl. 44 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Fulton County, Ky. land papers. fl. 45 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Hardin County, Ky. land papers. fl. 46 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Hickman County, Ky. land papers. fl. 47 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Jackson Purchase, Ky. land papers. fl. 48 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Marshall County, Ky. land papers. fl. 49 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) Texas land papers. fl. 50 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) miscellaneous land papers. Box 6 fl. 51 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) legal papers, 1830-1866. fl. 52 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) legal papers: Cuthbert Anderson estate v. heirs of Walter and Benjamin M. Brooke, 1836-1842. fl. 53 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) legal papers: claim against the government of Francis Taylor for Revolutionary service, 1842. fl. 54 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) legal papers: Simeon S. Goodwin use of the Portland Dry Dock & Insurance Co. v. Eleanor and Thomas P. Hart, 1842. fl. 55 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) legal papers: Papers about bankruptcy: lists of liabilities, assets, and property exempted; bills for expenses of John Mason Brown, assignee, 1871-1872. fl. 56 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873): Papers about bankruptcy: Inventories of property; sales of real estate, 1868-1869; sales of stocks and personalty, 1868; account of John Mason Brown, assignee, 1868-1872; inventory of claims proved against Taylor. fl. 57 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873): Papers about bankruptcy: Correspondence of John Mason Brown, assignee of Taylor, 1868-1872, and of Mrs. Taylor and sons, 1881-1890. fl. 58 Edmund Haynes Taylor (1799-1873) obituary, resolutions on his death, 1873. Box 7 fl. 59 Elizabeth Sarah (Fall) Taylor correspondence, 1865-1886. fl. 59a Elizabeth Sarah (Fall) Taylor correspondence, 1890-1897. fl. 59b Elizabeth Sarah (Fall) Taylor correspondence, n.d. fl. 59c Elizabeth Sarah (Fall) Taylor notes and receipts, 1873-1899. fl. 60 Thomas Hart Taylor (1825-1901) papers. fl. 61 Dr. John L. Phythian papers, 1845-1880. fl. 62 Mary Elizabeth (Phythian) Pettis application to the D.A.R., 1896. fl. 63 Biographical sketch of Edmund Haynes Taylor, Jr. (1830-1921). fl. 64 Jacob Swigert Taylor obituary notice and biographical notes. fl. 65 Commander Taylor tells heroic Pacific battle of U.S.S. Duncan by John R. Henry. fl. 65a Letter from William Law to John J. Crittenden, 1829 Mar. 26. Letter from G. B. Crittenden to Major Thomas D. Carneal, 1858 Feb. 2. Box 8 fl. 66 James Taylor (1769-1848) paymaster records of U.S. Army, 1813-1814. fl. 67 James Taylor (1769-1848) Jefferson County, Ky. land papers. fl. 68 James Taylor (1769-1848) power of attorney, 1808 Dec. 17. fl. 69 James Taylor (1769-1848) invoice, 1814 July 11. fl. 70 Account of James Taylor and James Eubank with James Taylor, 1823-1828. fl. 71 James Taylor (1769-1848) reminiscences. fl. 72 James Taylor (1769-1848) reminiscences: additional material. fl. 73 James Taylor (1769-1848) abstracts from his reminiscences. fl. 74 Keturah Taylor letter (copy) and excerpts from Taylor’s Reminiscences and Mary Keturah Jones History of Campbell County, Ky. fl. 75 James Taylor (1769-1848) notes on gifts from him and his family to the cause of education in Newport, Ky. Box 9 fl. 76 Correspondence to William Berry Taylor (1768-1836) from James Taylor and others, 1799-1834. fl. 77 William Berry Taylor (1768-1836) Fayette County, Ky. land papers, 1780-1784. fl. 78 William Berry Taylor (1768-1836) Henry County, Ky. land papers, 1806-1831. fl. 79 William Berry Taylor (1768-1836) Jefferson County, Ky. land papers, 1783- 1832. fl. 80 William Berry Taylor (1768-1836): draft of the General Assembly of Ky. calling for an election to determine the location of the seat of justice of Oldham County. fl. 81 William Berry Taylor (1768-1836) legal papers: John Griffin et al. v. Martin Walker & Maria L. Walker, 1823. fl. 82 William Taylor (1768-1836) miscellaneous papers. Box 10 fl. 83 Edmund Taylor (1744-1786) papers, 1767-1789. fl. 84 Edmund H. Taylor (1772-1839) papers. fl. 85 Francis Taylor (1747-1799) land papers and will, 1784-1798.