Robert B. Taylor Receipts, 1818-1830 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Robert B. Taylor Receipts, 1818-1830

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-645

Primary Creator: Taylor, Robert B. (Robert Barraud), 1774-1834

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Some receipts include date ranges; in these cases, receipts are arranged chronologically by the first date on the receipt.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century, Virginia--Social life and customs

Forms of Material: Receipts

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Seventeen receipts belonging to Robert B. Taylor, dating from 1820 to 1830. Receipts are for a wide variety of items including food, revenue taxes, boot repairs, postage, shoes, schooner transport of a barouche, repair of riding equipment, debts owed, small home-related repairs, an assurance policy, and sale of stock in the Dismal Swamp Land Company. Also includes two oversized receipts from the Mutual Assurance Society of Virginia.

Biographical Note

Robert Barraud Taylor was born in March 1774 in Virginia. In 1793, he graduated from the College of William and Mary where he studied law. He then entered the bar of Virginia and became a lawyer in Norfolk, Virginia. Taylor married Nancy Ritson in 1796. He served as a brigadier general for the state militia in the War of 1812. Taylor was also a member of the Virginia constitutional convention in 1829. He was judge of the Chancery District Court of the first district of Virginia. Taylor died on April 13, 1834 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century
Virginia--Social life and customs

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: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Robert B. Taylor Receipts, MSS 0000-645, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 5, 2017.

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