Subject: Quakers -- Pennsylvania / People: Taylor family / Creator: Taylor, Emily H. (Emily Hunt) / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1835">1835</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1839">1839</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Start Over Subject Quakers -- Pennsylvania People Taylor family Creator Taylor, Emily H. (Emily Hunt) Year 1835 to 1839

Extent:: 2 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:: Florence E. Taylor was the descendant of a Quaker family whose roots went back to the settlement of Pennsylvania. Her parents were Frederick W. Taylor (1848-1919) and Emily Hunt Taylor (d. 1942). Fred Taylor, a wealthy Philadelphia businessman and philanthropist to the Society of Friends, was the son of Charles Maus Taylor and Anna E. W. Sterling Taylor. His grandfather was Israel Taylor (1782-1850). The collection includes correspondence of Israel Taylor (1782-1850) and Charles M. Taylor (1817-1893), diary (1932-1939) and other writings of Emily H. Taylor, and biographical data concerning the Taylor and Sterling families, including memorabilia and pictures.

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