New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-06
THE FATHER OF THE GREENBAcK."
ANECDOTES TOLD OF COLONEL TAYLOR, WHO
HAS JUST DIED IN ILLINOIS.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-Adive preparations were IN
progress here to-day FOR the interment tomorrow y,
one of Americas most notable characters Coio"e,
Edmond Dick Taylor, the man TO whom rres'uone
lincoln gave the credit of originating the ercehuaeA
currency idea Colonel Taylors death has brought "
hight many important facts heretofore unpuohsheo UT
uttle known He II was who induced Lincoln TO leave
the country store at Salem and go 10 sprngned anu
study law The story OF his relations with LlhcoIu
a remarkable one Colonel Taylor was born At ran
fax Court House. Va, october Is, loo- lie was
cousin OF President Zachary Taylor and has iater wac
n captain In the Revolutionary War NJ an cary "e0
he left his home and went TO Springfield, Ill., "eIe
no opened a general store and Indian trading post.
While engaged In this business he became acln''''eu
with Lincoln, who then clerk mt saedn i'' CIV
with stephen A. Douglas who was teacmhe .o"''''
school lie was much impressed with their anhS' anu
told them they should study law. Lincoln iepeu '"'
he had no money with which 10 buy DooHs' - ma
"Come to Springfield and VIII SIC ''"'' ~"
suppneds was the Cofonel's reply
lincoln came and for o long time made his nome
with Colonel and Mrs. Taylor. Through Coio.ei 10"
lorss influence Lincoln was taken lh'o 'uuS0 e..
Office where he made himself useiui Keephs up - 49,,
sxreep,ng ont the Office and doing clercaI "oiN io |
privilege of using the Judges Ia" ho'' o.,
,hs time Lincoln bought several yards OF Jeans io
""s :, ,rouseys lie hadn't enough money 70 get
o. made and Mrs Taylor volunteered 10 h'"N'
- .or him, In after years, when he became rresi'
~. W ,o,a Mr.. TAYLOR that he had never had
at n, ,rousers that gave him so much sa.siao.on
"a .s oood wear as the pair she maze lor hi"i "'
- wos n law student, unknown to the worlu
Colonel TAYLOR rapidly prospered IN business % '
,r.s connected with many banking institutions III ms
sav During the Cival War, at time when 1Ie
cor.rnnent,s credit with Europe was eNhausUcu "'u
the soldiers were crying for money ana 'ne 49,
uns empty Lincoln sent for Colonei IdSioi -
,be scbeme evolved by them had become pioho
success lincoln wrote Colonel Taylor INC ioiio""S
letter 49, .o,orr,,nod 10
Nv Dear Colonel Dick: have long deterHlIIeu me
make public the origin .oi the E,eooattII nr Won had
fUsSs heen friendly to me. and when t0uD9us u
TcIl on ms and my shoulders, though DrOau CIR cirrnm
were weak and myself sn rounded Dy su'n nom n
stances and such people that Knew ~" viii send for
Soionei Taylor: he Will know what to DO an AID
Was IN January, 1862, on or about the lo'i' Una" "N
So You came and SAID to you;
said Won: Why issue Treasury notes bearing 10
interest printed the best banking pa declare il
enough to pay Oft the Army expenses anu uo0''i0 ="
Chase thought II hazardous thing bnt we hna a
ACCOMPLISHED H. ard gave to the people OF TINS iepuot
the greatest blessing they ever had-theH o"h p"P "
nav their debts. H., o-o,4 ryeorbact
hat The uoope should know 1t, and take great pleas
ur In making II known. How mary tLnes "a 10, low
laughed AZ Won telling plainly that was 700 lazy
to be anything o"' "'"''i' A. LINCOLN.
Tay,or was a warm friend Of General Grant as wen
ne OF lincoln and carried many dispatches oe'"ee "e
two The funeral takes place tomorrow afternoon io
the homo Of Colonel TaylO:s sonln-law Inc oooS VIII
be buried at Rose HILL