John Taylor of Caroline papers
Content Description
The original collection contains a letter (May 22,1778) from John Taylor in Fishkill, New York to William Woodford about Woodford's promotion during the Revolutionary War and his feelings about the war. There is also a biographical sketch of John Taylor, and one of John Penn.
John Taylor served in the Continental Army as a major and colonel and would go on to serve in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1779 to 1785 and in the early United States Senate. He became known for his support of Jeffersonian Republicanism, with his work was published prolifically over the final three decades of his life.
John Penn was one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence.
Dates
- Creation: 1777-1794
Creator
- Taylor, John, 1753-1824 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Full Extent
0.24 Cubic Feet (One legal size folder (one letter and two biographies) (existing collection) 23 folders in addition)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
- Title
- John Taylor of Caroline County
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ellen Welch
- Date
- 2026-02-25
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States