Colonel Walter H. Taylor Papers | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Colonel Walter H. Taylor Papers

Predominant Dates:1810, 1837-1916

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-233

Primary Creator: Taylor, Walter Herron (1838-1916)

Extent: 9.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by series in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 01/18/1964

Forms of Material: Agreements, Booklets, Checks (bank checks), Clippings (information artifacts), Contracts, Correspondence, Deeds, Diplomas, Drivers' licenses, Envelopes, Excerpts, Financial records, Fliers (printed matter), Insurance policies, Invitations, Invoices, Journals (periodicals), Lists (document genres), Maps (documents), Minutes (administrative records), Notes, Orderly books, Pamphlets, Photographs, Receipts, Resolutions (administrative records), Rosters, Speeches (documents), Stock certificates, Telegrams, Wills

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Personal and business correspondence, notes, financial records, wills and deeds from his clients, booklets and pamphlets, newspaper clippings about the Civil War, and photographs. Also included in the collection are the personal papers of the Saunders family.

Biographical Note

Colonel Walter H. Taylor was born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1838. He enrolled at the Virginia Military Institute in 1853 and graduated in 1857. In 1859 he joined the Norfolk militia and by the beginning of the Civil War he was promoted to the headquarters of the Army of Virginia, becoming the adjunct or aide-de-camp to Confederate General Robert E. Lee for the duration of the war. In 1865 Taylor married his longtime love, Elizabeth "Bettie" Saunders. Upon returning to Norfolk after the war, he became involved in politics by representing Norfolk in the Virginia legislature from 1873-1876. In 1877, Walter H. Taylor became the president of Marine Bank, where he served for nearly 40 years. He was also on the board of the Virginia Military Institute and Norfolk and Western Railroad. He remained a great defender of the Civil War and General Lee. Taylor published two books, Four Years with General Lee in 1877 and General Lee, His Campaigns in Virginia, 1861-1865 in 1906. He died from cancer on March 1, 1916 in Norfolk, Virginia.

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Janet Taylor by donation

Preferred Citation: Colonel Walter H. Taylor Papers, MSS 0000-233, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed June to November 2015.

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Folder 1: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Miscellaneous, 1853-1906

Item 1: Correspondence, John P. Kinned to Robert Galt, 1853 February 3
Item 2: Diploma, Virginia Military Institute, 1857 July 4: Located in Oversize Miscellaneous Box 1.
Item 3: Correspondence, J. J. Fauntteroy to Mr. Knox, 1859 November 22
Item 4: Correspondence, George K. Fox Jr. to unknown, 1864 September 15
Item 5: Deed, 1865 December 28
Item 6: Correspondence, Mrs. J. Douglas Thorton to Gen. R. E. Lee, 1868 March 16
Item 7: Certificate, 1877 April 24
Item 8: Correspondence, unknown to F. Anthony, 1877 December 20
Item 9: Pamphlet, Address of RT. Rev. C. C. Penick, D. D., 1888 May 26
Item 10: Excerpt, General Orders No. 47, 1890 November 6
Item 11: Magazine, The Church Militant, 1906 November
Item 12: Miscellaneous Notes, undated
Item 13: Notes, Walter H. Taylor Memorial, undated
Item 14: Correspondence, Clifford Millard to Walter H. Taylor, undated

Folder 2: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Miscellaneous, 1861-1963

Item 1: Poem, 1861 September 13
Item 2: Correspondence, Gen. Robert Lee to unknown, 1863 January
Item 3: Speech, Walter H. Taylor, 1875 June
Item 4: Deed, 1885 February 11
Item 5: Clipping, 1886 February 9
Item 6: Certificate, 1887 April 9
Item 7: Correspondence, John R. Cooke to Walter H. Taylor, 1887 October 22
Item 8: Receipt, 1891 December 1
Item 9: Invitation, 1893 April 21
Item 10: Correspondence, S. G. Wallace to Walter H. Taylor, 1893 October 13
Item 11: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to W. T. DeVan, 1896 June 19
Item 12: Certificate, 1899 February 3
Item 13: Clippings, 1900
Item 14: Minutes, 1901 July 18
Item 15: Correspondence, L. S. Foster to Walter H. Taylor, 1901 July 23
Item 16: Certificate, 1903 June 1
Item 17: Correspondence, College of William and Mary to Walter H. Taylor, 1903 December 21
Item 18: Correspondence, B. S. Carroll to Walter H. Taylor, 1904 May 3
Item 19: Correspondence, Mrs. Laura Fancheur to Walter H. Taylor, 1906
Item 20: Speech, 1907 May 16
Item 21: Correspondence, Abby Role to Walter H. Taylor, 1912 January 31
Item 22: Clipping, 1912 October 27
Item 23: Driver's License, 1913 December 31
Item 24: Speech, 1914 December
Item 25: Miscellaneous, Anniversary congratulations, 1915 April
Item 26: Deposit, 1918 April 11
Item 27: Membership, 1927 April 12
Item 28: Correspondence, Cecil M. McCulley to R. K. T. Larson, 1963 July 11
Item 29: Miscellaneous, postcards, undated
Item 30: Miscellaneous, Notes, undated
Item 31: Miscellaneous, lock of hair, undated

Folder 3: Col. Walter H. Taylor - Miscellaneous envelopes, undated

Item 1: Postage stamps, undated

Folder 4: Saunders Family, 1810 March 17

Item 1: Clipping, Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger, 1810 March 17

Folder 5: Saunders Family Papers - Captain John L. Saunders, 1828-1888

Item 1: Deed, 1828 November 22
Item 2: Agreement, 1837 February 18
Item 3: Statement, 1837 August
Item 4: Check, 1837 December 29
Item 5: Correspondence, W. C. Wirt to J. L. Saunders, 1841
Item 6: Correspondence, W. C. Wirt to J. L. Saunders, 1841 June 5
Item 7: Statement, 1842 January
Item 8: Correspondence, J. M. to J. L. Saunders, 1842 October 23
Item 9: Note, William G. Sands to John Saunders, 1843
Item 10: Receipt, 1844 May 25
Item 11: Statement, 1844 March
Item 12: Correspondence, James Buchanan to John L. Saunders, 1845 February 23
Item 13: Statement, 1845 March
Item 14: Receipt, 1846 June 24
Item 15: Contract, 1847 October 15
Item 16: Correspondence, Thomas Green to John L. Saunders, 1850 February 14
Item 17: Stock certificate, 1852 April 23
Item 18: Receipt, 1852 July 1
Item 19: Stock certificate, 1853 August 17
Item 20: Notes, 1854 March 20
Item 21: Correspondence, W. H. Garosen to John L. Saunders, 1854 May 13
Item 22: Agreement, 1854 August 1
Item 23: Correspondence, Tazwell Taylor to John L. Saunders, 1860 October 31
Item 24: Claim, 1888
Item 25: Correspondence, Tallmadge & Tallmadge to John L. Saunders, 1888 September 8
Item 26: Correspondence, Tallmadge & Tallmadge to John L. Saunders, 1888 September 15
Item 27: Correspondence, Tallmadge & Tallmadge to John. L Saunders, 1888 September 27
Item 28: Correspondence, Tallmadge & Tallmadge to John L. Saunders, 1888 October 13
Item 29: Correspondence, Walter H. Taylor to John L. Saunders, 1888 October 16
Item 30: Correspondence, Tallmadge & Tallmadge to John L. Saunders, 1888 October 26
Item 31: Correspondence, John L. Saunders to Walter, 1888 November 7
Item 32: Correspondence, John L. Saunders to Walter, 1888 November 9
Item 33: Miscellaneous notes, undated

Folder 6: Cowdery Family Papers, 1852-1898

Item 1: Stock certificate, 1852 September 2
Item 2: Receipt, 1853 April 25
Item 3: Stock certificate, 1857 May 14
Item 4: Contract, 1859 August 12
Item 5: Certificate, 1861 April 2
Item 6: Estate inventory, 1862 January
Item 7: Correspondence, A. G. Leonard to Cowdery, 1863 December 11
Item 8: Note, 1869 November 30
Item 9: Correspondence, A. A. Cowdrey to unknown, 1872
Item 10: Agreement, 1872 November 8
Item 11: Receipt, 1873 June 23
Item 12: Deed, 1883 May 1
Item 13: Certificate, 1895 March 21
Item 14: Deed, 1898 February 10
Item 15: Will, undated

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