| Description | This section contains a number of letters sent to Elizabeth and Margaret Taylor by their father John Taylor whilst they were attending school in Saxe-Meiningen. Many of the letters relate to Elizabeth's and Margaret's requests to be allowed to attend the theatre and opera, providing an insight into the difficulties which the girls experienced adhering to their family's Quaker principles. In his letters to Elizabeth, John Taylor provides fatherly advice, often based on the words of Scripture, encouraging his daughter to be obedient at school. John Taylor's letters also include details about family life back in England and his travels to visit Margaret and Elizabeth in Germany.
A number of John Taylor's letters relate to letters sent home by Elizabeth Taylor whilst she was at school in Germany. Further details are given in the entries for individual letters. |