A31, B1, F1_Item 55_Page 001 |
Save page Remove page | Previous | 1 of 2 | Next |
|
small (250x250 max)
medium (500x500 max)
large ( > 500x500)
Full Resolution
All (PDF)
|
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Charles S. Taylor Letter, March 20, 1864 |
| Subject |
Correspondence Civil War Forts & fortifications Naval warfare Military life |
| Description | Irion Taylor to Charles S. Taylor. He recently arrived on Galveston Island. On the way to Galveston Irion's horse became very sick and he had to leave the it with a man near Richmond, Fort Bend County. The regiment is staying at the Tremont House on Galveston Island. He is also tells of a large Steamer that ran the blockage and a little schooner that they had to fire at. Fort Magruder. He also asks Charles to ask around if there are any stray horses or mules that he could come up and get. |
| Date | March 20, 1864 |
| Location |
Galveston County Nacogdoches County Fort Bend County Texas |
| Collection |
Charles Stanfield Taylor Papers |
| Collection Identifer | A31, Box1, Folder1 |
| Collection Link | http://libweb.sfasu.edu/proser/etrc/collections/manuscript/personal/taylorcharless/index.html |
| Biographical Note | Charles Stanfield Taylor was born in London, England, in 1808. He came to Texas in 1828, settling at Nacogdoches where he opened a mercantile business. The business was soon abandoned in favor of other pursuits. Charles S. Taylor served as a member of the Nacogdoches ayuntamiento in 1832 and fought in the Battle of Nacogdoches. In 1834 he was elected Alcalde of San Augustine, and was appointed San Augustine Land Commissioner in 1835. Taylor represented the District of Nacogdoches at the First Convention at San Felipe de Austin in Oct. 1832 and was elected as a delegate from Nacogdoches to the Constitutional Convention, where he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County in 1837 by Sam Houston. Mr. Taylor served two terms as County Treasurer, 1850-54. After having been licensed to practice law in the Republic of Texas in 1839, Taylor remained very active in the profession for the remainder of his life, and was elected Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County in 1860, until his death on Nov. 1, 1865. |
| Scope and Content Note | Most of the documents in the Charles S. Taylor Papers are in English although there are quite a few in Spanish and some in French. A large number of documents are from the period of the Texas Republic. |
| Associated Dates |
1860-1869 |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Format |
JPEG |
| Repository | East Texas Research Center |
| Repository Link | http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/ |
| Digitization funded by | Texas State Genealogical Society |
| Rights | This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu. |
Description
| Title | A31, B1, F1_Item 55_Page 001 |
| Location | Texas |
| Collection |
Charles Stanfield Taylor Papers |
| Collection Identifer | A31, Box1, Folder |
| Collection Link | http://libweb.sfasu.edu/proser/etrc/collections/manuscript/personal/taylorcharless/index.html |
| Biographical Note | Charles Stanfield Taylor was born in London, England, in 1808. He came to Texas in 1828, settling at Nacogdoches where he opened a mercantile business. The business was soon abandoned in favor of other pursuits. Charles S. Taylor served as a member of the Nacogdoches ayuntamiento in 1832 and fought in the Battle of Nacogdoches. In 1834 he was elected Alcalde of San Augustine, and was appointed San Augustine Land Commissioner in 1835. Taylor represented the District of Nacogdoches at the First Convention at San Felipe de Austin in Oct. 1832 and was elected as a delegate from Nacogdoches to the Constitutional Convention, where he signed the Texas Declaration of Independence in 1836. He was appointed as Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County in 1837 by Sam Houston. Mr. Taylor served two terms as County Treasurer, 1850-54. After having been licensed to practice law in the Republic of Texas in 1839, Taylor remained very active in the profession for the remainder of his life, and was elected Chief Justice of Nacogdoches County in 1860, until his death on Nov. 1, 1865. (Hudson, Linda Sybert, "Taylor, Charles Stanfield", The New Handbook of Texas, 1996). A great many documents associated with Charles S. Taylor still survive. The Dallas Historical Society has a collection called the "Taylor family papers, 1831-1921" which consists of 251 items (for description of this collection see the East Texas Research Center). The Catholic Archives of Texas at Austin also has some of Taylor's papers (Also available in the East Texas Research Center). Presumably, these are the papers given to the Catholic Archives by a Taylor descendant when the old Taylor home was dismantled in the late 1950's. |
| Scope and Content Note | Most of the documents in the Charles S. Taylor Papers are in English although there are quite a few in Spanish and some in French. A large number of documents are from the period of the Texas Republic. |
| Type | Correspondence |
| Format |
JPEG |
| Repository | East Texas Research Center |
| Repository Link | http://library.sfasu.edu/etrc/ |
| Digitization funded by | Texas State Genealogical Society |
| Rights | This item may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. Copyright Law. It is available for non-commercial research and education. For permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the East Texas Research Center at asketrc@sfasu.edu. |
Tags
Comments
Post a Comment for A31, B1, F1_Item 55_Page 001
