Manuscripts

Zachary Taylor, Cantonment Robertson near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, letter to Elizabeth Lee Taylor, Louisville, Kentucky :

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Description: Letter to Taylor's sister regarding family matters including their widowed father's financial situation, Taylor's daughter Ann's education, and his wife's pregnancy. He also mentions his Louisiana plantation and cotton crops, and a recent hurricane.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 1823 October 8.
Call number: mssHM 27494
Creator: Taylor, Zachary (1784-1850)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of J.H. Murray Casey, June 30, 1965.
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