Taylor, Simon, 1740-1813 (agent)
Person
Biography
Simon Taylor (1740-1813), West Indian agent
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
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Accounts with Arcedeckne family, on West Indian business, 1791-1793
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Vanneck-Arc/3C/1791-1793
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
The West Indian agents are Simon Taylor, Thomas McCornock, William Beckford and William Winton; the London agents are Long, Drake and Co., Long, Drake and Long, Long, Drake, Long and Dawkins, and Long and Dawkins.
Dates:
1791-1793
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Deposition in case Cowell v. Arcedeckne, 1782
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Vanneck-Arc/3F/2
Scope and Contents
Certified by Thomas Hare, Notary Public of Jamaica and Sir Archibald Campbell (1739-91), Governor of Jamaica
Dates:
1782
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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Papers and letters to Arcedeckne family, 1765-1848
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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Vanneck-Arc/3A/1765-1813
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Letters and papers from the family's agent in Jamaica, a proxy plantation manager for the Arcedeckne family who were absentee proprietors. Up to 1813, Simon Taylor was the agent. Thereafter, business was overseen by J. Shand, Thomas McCornock and William Winton. The correspondence is arranged chronologically.
Dates:
1765-1848
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).