John Taylor : a Scottish merchant of Glasgow and New York, 1752-1833 A family narrative written for his descendants . sufficedto keep John Taylors accounts intelligible, and not-withstanding strenuous efforts, it was not until 1840that John Johnston succeeded in settling up the the heirs in grateful appreciation of his arduousand tactful services presented him with a handsomepair of silver pitchers, which to this day are valuedheirlooms in the Johnston family. One difficult question had to be settled. Whatwas to be done with the Bloomingdale Farm? Afamily council was held, none of
John Taylor : a Scottish merchant of Glasgow and New York, 1752-1833 A family narrative written for his descendants . sufficedto keep John Taylors accounts intelligible, and not-withstanding strenuous efforts, it was not until 1840that John Johnston succeeded in settling up the the heirs in grateful appreciation of his arduousand tactful services presented him with a handsomepair of silver pitchers, which to this day are valuedheirlooms in the Johnston family. One difficult question had to be settled. Whatwas to be done with the Bloomingdale Farm? Afamily council was held, none of the children wantedit, and it was decided that it should be sold, as therewas no possibility of the city growing out to it fora century or more! In 1834 the executors sold theten acres, with a block of frontage on both sides ofFifth Avenue, for $50,000! What would the familyhave said, or, more startling still, what would JohnTaylor have said, had he known that only eighty yearslater a twenty story skyscraper would stand on thegreen lawns of Bloomingdale Farm! Before I close this sketch you will want to know [52]. BLOOMINGDALE FARM the fate of Cairnoch, the dear Scotch hillside whichJohn Taylor had loved ever since his boyhood. This,as I have said, was bequeathed to James and land was in the care of Dr. John Burnside, whohad always sent half of the income from it to JohnTaylor and the other half to the heirs of his brotherJames. There was no encumbrance on the propertyexcept an annuity of £10 a year which Mr. Taylorhad been in the habit of giving to his sister, She, poor old lady, died only a year afterher brother, but James and Andrew agreed to continuethe annuity to her two daughters, of whom one wasnamed Margaret. As for income from Cairnoch—after Mr. Taylorsdeath there did not seem to be any! Dr. Burnside diedabout a year after his friend, and the new agent appearsto have been unreliable. James had perforce to leavethe management of the property t
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