Six letters of Andrew Taylor, York Estate, Trelawny to Andrew Taylor, Edinburgh.

Publication details: Trelawny, Jamaica : [s.n.], 1819-1832.Description: 18 pages ; 25.5 x 20 cmContent type:
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Summary: This material represents six letters written by Andrew Taylor of York Estate in Trelawny Jamaica to his cousin Andrew Taylor in Edinburgh along with an envelop of flash cards summarizing each letter: 1. May 3, 1819, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor mentions having been in Jamaica five years and sends this letter by his friend Dr. Thomas Maitheu, also suggests Andrew Hulleston coming to Jamaica as a carpenter after salary £140-£180 per year. 2. May 1, 1821, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding family affairs and price of rum in Jamaica. 3. February 18, 1822, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding his family and friends also his having changed his situation for a better. 4. June 16, 1826, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding articles sent to him by ship to Savannah-la-Mar, his having been ill and his affairs also mentions the country being unsettled. 5. May 2, 1827, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding his removal from Georgia Estate to Warrick Castle, St. Mary, mentions bad crops of sugar, rum, coffee and pimento. 6. April 8, 1832, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding his leaving Jamaica for New York etc.
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This material represents six letters written by Andrew Taylor of York Estate in Trelawny Jamaica to his cousin Andrew Taylor in Edinburgh along with an envelop of flash cards summarizing each letter: 1. May 3, 1819, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor mentions having been in Jamaica five years and sends this letter by his friend Dr. Thomas Maitheu, also suggests Andrew Hulleston coming to Jamaica as a carpenter after salary £140-£180 per year. 2. May 1, 1821, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding family affairs and price of rum in Jamaica. 3. February 18, 1822, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding his family and friends also his having changed his situation for a better. 4. June 16, 1826, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding articles sent to him by ship to Savannah-la-Mar, his having been ill and his affairs also mentions the country being unsettled. 5. May 2, 1827, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding his removal from Georgia Estate to Warrick Castle, St. Mary, mentions bad crops of sugar, rum, coffee and pimento. 6. April 8, 1832, Letter from Andrew Taylor to his cousin Andrew Taylor regarding his leaving Jamaica for New York etc.

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