John Taylor : a Scottish merchant of Glasgow and New York, 1752-1833 A family narrative written for his descendants . drawer of a desk which Mar-garet always kept closed and locked. Perhaps theportrait of Rhesa Howard. At Bloomingdale she once more occupied herposition as housekeeper and again assumed the lovingcare and oversight of her brothers and sisters. In 1813 her sister Eliza was married. The NewYork Gazette September 22nd contains a notice ofthe wedding. At Bloomingdale on Monday evening last, by the Rev. Gar-diner Spring, Mr. Thaddeus Sherman, of the house of Sherman& Norton, New Have
John Taylor : a Scottish merchant of Glasgow and New York, 1752-1833 A family narrative written for his descendants . drawer of a desk which Mar-garet always kept closed and locked. Perhaps theportrait of Rhesa Howard. At Bloomingdale she once more occupied herposition as housekeeper and again assumed the lovingcare and oversight of her brothers and sisters. In 1813 her sister Eliza was married. The NewYork Gazette September 22nd contains a notice ofthe wedding. At Bloomingdale on Monday evening last, by the Rev. Gar-diner Spring, Mr. Thaddeus Sherman, of the house of Sherman& Norton, New Haven, to Miss Eliza Taylor, daughter of JohnTaylor, Esq., of this city. The house with the tall white columns was as gayand bright that night as candles could make it, but topoor Margaret the merrymaking must have recalledsad memories of her own so-recent wedding. When the young people started for their NewHaven home, Janet* Taylor accompanied them anduntil the time of her own marriage made her homewith Eliza and Thaddeus. * Janet always signed herself Jennet but her brothers and sisters calledher Jessie. [30]. BLOOMINGDALE FARM This was not for very long. There was a certainCharles Sherman, a cousin of Thaddeus, who also livedin New Haven and presented many attractions. Hewas a handsome young man with the title of Major,which he had acquired by serving in the Connecticutmilitia during the War of 1812. What was even moreimportant, he was a grandson of the Hon. RogerSherman, who, as every one knows, was one of thesigners of the Declaration of Independence. Janetsbrother James had written to her to beware of theNew Haven beaux, but the letter came too late. Janethad already succumbed! So she went back to herfathers home to be married. The wedding took place at Blooiningdale on themorning of May 20, 1814, and the bride and groomwere made one by the Rev. Robert B. McLeod, whohad recently become pastor of the Cedar Street the ceremony, the wedding party set off (aswas the
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