1To James Madison from Richard Taylor, 11 October 1794 (Madison Papers)
When your Brother the late Mr. Ambrose Madison was in Kentucky I purchased a Tract of Eight hundred Acres of Land of him the remainder of Hancock Eustaces Survey after he had sold Majr Croghan One hundred & six acres & Mr. Hancock Lee had got his claim satisfied. I have payed for the Land all but one Thousand Acres of Land on Green river oposit the mouth of Rough creek which I am ready to...
2To James Madison from Richard Taylor, 11 July 1795 (Madison Papers)
I recev’d your favour by Mr. Bennett a few days agoe & am pleased to hear of the health of our friends in Virga. but there is one thing you surely forgot to mention you mention your Lady but do not say that your happyness is like to be compleated by an Increase of Famaly. I have not since the receipt of your Leter had an opertunity of haveing the Land surveyed but will have it done so soon as...
3To James Madison from Richard Taylor, 1 June 1798 (Madison Papers)
I have waited with a great deal of patience in expectation of some step beeing taken for conveying to me the Land I Bought of your Brother & Self & as to myself I [am] no ways uneasy but haveing Disposed a part the parties who have purchased are very restless and some of them will not pay the purchase money till they gett a Title therefore hope you will take the Necessery stepts taken to gett...
4To James Madison from Richard Taylor (Abstract), 3 March 1805 (Madison Papers)
3 March 1805, Louisville, Kentucky . “My Son William D. S. Taylor has a desire to enter as a Midshipman on Board one of the Frigates belonging to the United states, & as I [am] a Stranger to all the Officers of Government Except yourself, I have Taken the Liberty to ask the favour of you to mention the mater to the Secretary of the Navy as I expect the appointment must come from his Office. I...
5To James Madison from Richard Taylor, 25 January 1808 (Madison Papers)
I think it must have been through your means that my son William Obtained his appointment in the Army. I hope Sir you will not think me troublesom when I request you to speak to the Secretary of War for som Commission of higher rank. (I make this request supposeing the army will be Augmented) I think Nature Intended him for the Army. He has a Boddy capable of Induring fatigue & an a ctive mind...
6To James Madison from Richard Taylor, 23 July 1816 (Madison Papers)
My son Joseph having buisiness at the War office at the Citty of Washington as he is young & Inexperienced he may be at some loss how to proceed to gett it finished. I have therefore Ventured to trouble you with a request to advise him in what wou’d be his best course to take in the matter. I wish also to mention to you the [ sic ] he has been Transfered from the Infantry to the Artillary but...