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Tayler-Cooper family papers

Title
Tayler-Cooper family papers, 1744-ca. 1881.
Supplementary Content
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Additional Authors
  • Cooper, Charles D. (Charles DeKay), 1769-1831.
  • Cooper, John Tayler.
  • Tayler, John, 1742-1829.
Description
6 linear feet (18 boxes, 9 v.)
Summary
Collection consists of correspondence, accounts and business papers, New York State land papers, and various Tayler-Cooper account books.
Subject
  • Cooper family
  • Taylor family
  • Real property > New York (State)
  • Transportation > United States
  • New York (State) > Commerce
  • New York (State) > Economic conditions
  • New York (State) > Politics and government > 1775-1865
  • New York (State) > Social conditions
  • United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • Members of the Tayler-Cooper family of New York include John Tayler, 1742-1829, a merchant in Albany; his son-in-law Charles Dekay Cooper, 1769-1831; and grandson John Tayler Cooper.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 2952
OCLC
NYPW94-A364
Title
Tayler-Cooper family papers, 1744-ca. 1881.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
Members of the Tayler-Cooper family of New York include John Tayler, 1742-1829, a merchant in Albany; his son-in-law Charles Dekay Cooper, 1769-1831; and grandson John Tayler Cooper. Tayler had extensive land holdings in New York State, held various state offices and served as acting governor in 1817. John Tayler Cooper, a lawyer, was also a general in the New York State Cavalry and director of insurance and railroad corporations in northern New York.
Finding Aids
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Occupation
Merchants.
Added Author
Cooper, Charles D. (Charles DeKay), 1769-1831.
Cooper, John Tayler.
Tayler, John, 1742-1829.
Research Call Number
MssCol 2952
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