Correspondence, 1848-1890

Ca. 100 items

Note: These letters were arranged, presumably, by Francis R. Taylor, in a chronological arrangement. Many deal with the issue of health, family members and a sense of the life style of these letter writers also becomes evident.

Letter writers include:

Rebecca Allinson, Charles Atherton, James Birt, I.R. Brown, Charles Bullock, I. Dennis, Charles Dowman, Mary Evanson, Ruthanna Haines, Thomas Hambleton, John Hickman, John Logan, Myrtle Miner, Ruthanna Newlin, Robert Roberts, P. Frazer Smith, Moses Abraham Sommer, Thomas Stuckey, Elizabeth S. Taylor, George W. Taylor, Jacob Taylor, M.A. Taylor, Phebe Taylor, Thomas Taylor, William Taylor, Charles Tyler, I.S. Whitson, Mary Whitson, Moses Abraham Sommer

Highlights include:

Taylor, George W. to Niece. Philadelphia, 1857 3/1. Taking Elizabeth Fry and Florence Nightingale as examples of those who do good in the world, Taylor states the field of literature is a noble occupation for woman "to load her table with the rich fruits of well-trained thought;" also to feed the hungry, to teach the young, to radiate influences for good

Taylor, Phebe to GWT. West Chester, 1857 10/25. Anti-slavery meeting held there

Miner, Myrtle to GWT. Quincy IL, 1860 12/12. Believes there will be a civil war, even if he does not

Taylor, Phebe to GWT. West Chester, 1862 5/9. Asks that he pick up the two photographs taken of her from Crane's

Taylor, George W. to the North American & U.S. Gazette. 1862. a poem about slavery entitled "On a Sack of Kentucky Flour"

Sommer, Moses Abraham to GWT. Copenhagen, 1865 4/8. Refers to the war there; King Frederick is dead and they have a new king who does not "like" freedom and it is not allowed to cure the sick, and he has been warned not to give medicine, and he has little work. He can no longer live in Denmark because his doctrine is against the state church's religion

Wharton, Charles to GWT. Providence, RI, 1847 4/3. Comments on Wilbur-Gurney controversy

Taylor, William H. to sister Lizzie. Philadelphia, 1864 11/24. "I think when a person opens his store on Thanksgiving day it looks like Copperheadism..."

Taylor, George W. to James E. Rhoads. Philadelphia, 1866 12/29. Has not felt at liberty to join with the Universal Peace Society and has not been able to engage other Friends in the Pennsylvania Peace organization

Taylor, George W. to Ulysses S. Grant. 1871 1/? Noting the suffering of both peoples in the prolonged struggle between France and Germany, wishes the president would offer a friendly exhortation which would be heeded by both

Taylor, W.H. to GWT. Pittsburgh, PA, 1872 12/5. The Pittsburgh, Washington and Baltimore Railway was originally called the Pittsburgh and Connellsville Railroad, incorporated in 1846; other detailed information

Bullock, Charles to GWT. Philadelphia, 1884 9/25. Information on electricity Logan, John to GWT. Senate Chamber, Washington,1886 5/27. Thanks for Taylor's comments on his book

Logan, John to GWT. Senate Chamber, Washington,1886 5/27. Thanks for Taylor's comments on his book