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  <titleInfo>
    <title>Lovering-Taylor family papers, 1727-1926 (bulk 1776-1888)</title>
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  <abstract>Correspondence, diaries, financial papers, business records, legal papers, biographical and genealogical material, clippings, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to the business activities of Loyalist Joseph Taylor in Boston, Mass.; Halifax, Nova Scotia; and New York, N.Y.  Includes material pertaining to the firms of Amory's &amp; Taylor, later Amory, Taylor, &amp; Rogers, and finally Taylor &amp; Rogers.  Subjects include business and the shipping trade during and after the Revolution, the military and political situation during the Revolution, the Loyalist cause, claims sought by Loyalists from Great Britain, French spoliation claims, and mercantile insurance.  Documents Taylor's financial connections with the Associated Loyalists and its leader George Leonard.</abstract>
  <abstract>Includes papers of other Lovering and Taylor family members and members of the allied Amory and Welles families, primarily Abigail Taylor Amory, Charles T. Lovering, Mary Taylor Lovering, Charles Taylor, Hannah Jones Welles Taylor, and William Taylor.</abstract>
  <abstract>Correspondents include John Amory, Jonathan Amory, Rufus Greene Amory, Thomas Amory, Benedict Arnold, Samson Salter Blowers, John Cruden, Robert Digby, William E. Earle, William Lee, George Leonard, Wm. Robb, Gilbert Robertson, Samuel Rogers, James Short, William C. Taylor, Captain James Tucker, Joshua Upham, Daniel Webster, Buchanan &amp; Young Co., Charles Wood &amp; Co., and Samuel Philips &amp; Co.</abstract>
  <note>Open to research.</note>
  <note>Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material.</note>
  <note>Lovering-Taylor families of Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y., and Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.</note>
  <note>Collection material in English.</note>
  <note xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xlink:href="http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012186">Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012186</note>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Amory, John</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1728-1803</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Amory, Jonathan</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1725 or 1726-1797</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Amory, Rufus Greene</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1760-1833</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Amory, Thomas</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1762-1823</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Arnold, Benedict</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1741-1801</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Blowers, Samson Salter</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1742-1842</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Cruden, John</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">-1787</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Digby, Robert</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1732-1815</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Earle, William E. (William Edward)</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1841-1894</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Lee, William</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1739-1795</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Leonard, George</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1742-1826</namePart>
    </name>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Leonard, George</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1742-1826</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Robb, Wm. (William)</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Robertson, Gilbert</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Rogers, Samuel</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1746-1804</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Short, James</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">active 1796</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Taylor, William C</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1736-</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart type="termsOfAddress">Captain</namePart>
      <namePart>Tucker, James</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Upham, Joshua</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1741-1808</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Webster, Daniel</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1782-1852</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Emery family</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Lovering family</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Taylor family</namePart>
    </name>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Wells family</namePart>
    </name>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Amory, Taylor, &amp; Rogers.</namePart>
    </name>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Amory's &amp; Taylor.</namePart>
    </name>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Associated Loyalists.</namePart>
    </name>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Buchanan &amp; Young Co.</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Charles Wood &amp; Co.</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Samuel Philips &amp; Co.</namePart>
    </name>
    <topic>Correspondence</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <name type="corporate">
      <namePart>Taylor &amp; Rogers.</namePart>
    </name>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>American loyalists</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>American loyalists</topic>
    <geographic>Massachusetts</geographic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>French spoliation claims</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Business insurance</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>International trade</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Merchants</topic>
    <geographic>Massachusetts</geographic>
    <geographic>Boston</geographic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Merchants</topic>
    <geographic>New York (State)</geographic>
    <geographic>New York</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <topic>Merchants</topic>
    <geographic>Nova Scotia</geographic>
    <geographic>Halifax</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>Shipping</geographic>
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>Massachusetts</geographic>
    <topic>Commerce</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>New York (State)</geographic>
    <topic>Commerce</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>Nova Scotia</geographic>
    <topic>Commerce</topic>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>Revolution, 1775-1783</temporal>
  </subject>
  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>Revolution, 1775-1783</temporal>
    <topic>Claims</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>History</topic>
    <temporal>Revolution, 1775-1783</temporal>
    <topic>Economic aspects</topic>
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  <subject authority="lcsh">
    <geographic>United States</geographic>
    <topic>Politics and government</topic>
    <temporal>1775-1783</temporal>
  </subject>
  <subject>
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Amory family</namePart>
    </name>
  </subject>
  <subject>
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Welles family</namePart>
    </name>
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  <relatedItem>
    <titleInfo>
      <title>Abigail Taylor Amory papers</title>
    </titleInfo>
    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Amory, Abigail Taylor,</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1739-</namePart>
    </name>
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  <relatedItem>
    <titleInfo>
      <title>Charles T. Lovering papers</title>
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    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Lovering, Charles T.,</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1846-</namePart>
    </name>
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  <relatedItem>
    <titleInfo>
      <title>Mary Taylor Lovering papers</title>
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    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Lovering, Mary Taylor,</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1813-</namePart>
    </name>
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  <relatedItem>
    <titleInfo>
      <title>Charles Taylor papers</title>
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    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Taylor, Charles,</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">-1837</namePart>
    </name>
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  <relatedItem>
    <titleInfo>
      <title>Hannah Jones Welles Taylor papers</title>
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    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Taylor, Hannah Jones Welles,</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1776-1845</namePart>
    </name>
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  <relatedItem>
    <titleInfo>
      <title>Joseph Taylor papers</title>
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    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Taylor, Joseph,</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1745?-1816</namePart>
    </name>
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  <relatedItem>
    <titleInfo>
      <title>William Taylor papers</title>
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    <name type="personal">
      <namePart>Taylor, William,</namePart>
      <namePart type="date">1714-1789</namePart>
    </name>
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