Inventory of the Francis Taylor Diary, 1786-1799

Collection Number 1907-z


Manuscripts Department, University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Collection Information
Descriptive Summary
Administrative Information
Online Catalog Headings
Collection Overview
Contact Information:
Manuscripts Department
CB#3926, Wilson Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Phone: 919/962-1345
Fax: 919/962-3594
Email: mss@email.unc.edu
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Descriptive Summary

Repository
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.
Creator
Taylor, Francis, 1747-1799.
Title
Francis Taylor Diary, 1786-1799.
Call Number
1907-z
Language of Materials
Materials in English
Extent
1 volume
Abstract
Diary, 1786-1799, of the daily activities, business and leisure, of Francis Taylor, an Orange County, Va., planter. Taylor lived at Midland Plantation with his father, Colonel George Taylor (died 1794). In addition to farm activities, the diary records daily weather conditions, social and religious activities, purchases, election returns, and local events. From 1789 until 1799 there is a chronological list at the end of each year of the births, deaths, and marriages in the neighborhood. Persons mentioned belonged to the Burnley, Catlett, Madison, Pendleton, and Taylor families. Also included are some military returns of the 4th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army.


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Administrative Information

Acquisitions Information
Gift 1951
Processing Information
Processed by: SHC Staff
Encoded by: Noah Huffman, December 2007
Additional Descriptive Resources
A more complete finding aid for this collection is available at the Southern Historical Collection.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], in the Francis Taylor Diary, #1907-z, Southern Historical Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Copyright Notice
Copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
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Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Burnley family.
Catlett family.
Farm management--Virginia--Orange County--History--18th century.
Madison family.
Midland Plantation (Orange County, Va.)
Orange County (Va.)--Politics and government.
Orange County (Va.)--Social life and customs.
Pendleton family.
Plantation life--Virginia--History--18th century.
Plantations--Virginia--Orange County--History--18th century.
Registers of births, etc.--Virginia--Orange County--History--18th century.
Taylor family.
Taylor, Francis, 1747-1799.
Taylor, George, d. circa 1794.
United States. Continental Army. Virginia Regiment, 4th.
Virginia--Climate--History--18th century.
Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Collection Overview

Diary, 1786-1799, of the daily activities, business and leisure, of Francis Taylor, an Orange County, Va., planter. Taylor lived at Midland Plantation with his father, Colonel George Taylor (died 1794). In addition to farm activities, the diary records daily weather conditions, social and religious activities, purchases, election returns, and local events. From 1789 until 1799 there is a chronological list at the end of each year of the births, deaths, and marriages in the neighborhood. Persons mentioned belonged to the Burnley, Catlett, Madison, Pendleton, and Taylor families. Also included are some military returns of the 4th Virginia Regiment of the Continental Army.