Call Number:

MC.975.02.023

Repository:

Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections

Extent:

0.2 linear ft. (2 volumes, 1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

George W. Taylor letterbooks (HC.MC.975.02.023), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.

Date:

1852-1868 (inclusive)

Creator:

Taylor, George Washington

Form:

Correspondence

Abstract:

This collection is comprised of two volumes of the letterbooks of convinced Quaker George W. Taylor, which contain business correspondence.

George W. Taylor (1803-1891) was born on March 14, 1803, in Radnor, Pennsylvania, the son of Jacob and Elizabeth Richards Taylor. Taylor was convinced (converted to Quakerism) and joined Friends at 12th St. Meeting. In 1826, he had an interview with Elias Hicks. From 1829 to 1830, Taylor taught at Westtown School. Taylor became a store keeper in Philadelphia with a special emphasis on Free Labor Goods. He published the magazine "The Non-Slaveholder," and a paper devoted to peace cause called "The Citizen of the World."

George W. Taylor married three times. His first marriage was to Elizabeth Sykes in 1831, his second to Ruth Leeds in 1864, and his third marriage was to Elizabeth Burton in 1885.

George W. Taylor died on January 10, 1891, in West Philadelphia in his 88th year.

This collection is comprised of two volumes of the letterbooks of George W. Taylor. The letterbooks contain business correspondence.