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Title	Charles S. Taylor Letter, January 4, 1836
Subject	Texas Revolution Military personnel Correspondence
Description	Thomas J. Rusk, Nacogdoches, to Taylor. re: making contact for the purpose of supporting troops. January 4, 1836
Date	January 4, 1836
Collection	Charles Stanfield Taylor Papers
Collection Identifer	A31, Box2, Folder1
Collection Link	http://library.sfasu.edu/findingaids/?p=collections/controlcard&id=288
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	1830-1839
Type	Correspondence
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.

Title	Charles S. Taylor Letter, January 4, 1836 - page 1
Transcript	Nacogdoches 4th Jany 1836 Dear Sir I am by the force of circumstances over which I have had no control thrown into a responsible situation you are apprized that I have been appointed by the Genl Council to proceed East of the Trinity to forward on recruits to the Theater of the War in the same resolution which appointed me I am fully authorized to make any contract for the purpose of supporting those troops and now if necessary to press articles into service receipting for them by a resolution of that Council since the Fall of San Antonio I am requested
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.

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