Scope and Contents
The majority of the letters concern publication business, particularly requests for payments and advances, and some contain personal news as well. Correspondents include the Revs. Basil and Harvey Marriott; Alexander Bunn Haden; Charles Caleb Colton; and the topographical writer Richard Ayton, whose letters date from the last year of his life and cover literary and political opinions as well as the gradual decline of his health. The letters of Octavius Gilchrist discuss progress on his edition of the poetry of Richard Corbet, as well as other literary projects.
Other correspondents, including John Knott and John and Philip Twells, share Taylor's interest in currency reform and offer news of the Currency Society.
Dates
- 1803-1861
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Conditions Governing Use
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Extent
0.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
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Overview
JOHN TAYLOR, 1781-1864
Taylor, perhaps influenced by his brother, the banker James Taylor (1788-1863), was opposed to the currency policies of Sir Thomas Peel, and authored several books and pamphlets on the subject of currency reform, including "Currency Fallacies Refuted and Paper Money Vindicated" (London, 1833) and "The Monetary Policy of England and America" (London, 1843). His other works include "The Great Pyramid: Why Was It Built?" (London, 1859), and articles on antiquarian subjects for Macmillan's and the Gentleman's Magazine.
John Taylor did not marry. He died in Kensington on July 5, 1864.
Creator
- Title
- Guide to the John Taylor Correspondence
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- by Beinecke Staff
- Date
- June 1996
- Description rules
- Beinecke Manuscript Unit Archival Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository
Location
121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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