Correspondence, 1837-1839
Scope and Contents
Letter writers include:
Edmund Albertson, William Allinson, Jasper Dixon, Richard Mott, Elizabeth Taylor
(mother), Ruthanna Taylor, Thomas Taylor, George W. Taylor
Highlights include:
Taylor, George W. to parents. Philadelphia, 1837 2/19. Prospect for a railroad to be
constructed between Philadelphia and Wilmington
Taylor, George to Executive Committee of the Bible Association of Friends
in America. 1837 12/1. Thinks he might resign from the Association to look
for employment with better pay, but might stay if there was prospect of better
remuneration in time. An idea might be for the Association to sell books other than
Bibles
Albertson, Edmund to George Taylor. Canton, La, 1837 12/23. Reports on the
positive visit of J.J. Gurney
Allinson, William to George Taylor. Burlington, NJ 1838 3/9. Refers to the fine
J.J. Gurney who encounters prejudice during his visit. Mary Hinsdale, who was a
minister in the Society of Friends
Taylor, Ruthanna to George Taylor. New Garden, 1838 5/3. Undertaking to raise
trees for a business and how they would be transported; other business questions
Taylor, George W. to Thomas Taylor. New York, 1838 6/4. Will be traveling to hear
Joseph John Gurney's ministry; Gurney's previous ministries were very popular;
economic news
Mott, Richard to George Taylor. Purchase, 1839 1/9. Considerable business news;
the manuscripts of the late Henry Hull were to be put in the hands of the editors
of Friends Library for publication; wanted to have an essay of his published in the
Friend.
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