Martin & Adriana wrote:
> I've recently been looking at a couple of companies (far away in Latin
> America and the Caribbean) managed by John Taylor & Co Ltd. As I understand
> things, JT was a London based mine management company that from time to time
> took investment positions in its managed companies, though was quite choosy
> about what was taken on - obvious frauds do not seemed to have featured in
> the portfolio.
>
> So, on to my questions:
> 2. Is there a biography or company history - even if ancient and/or wrong?
At least one; 'John Taylor: Mining Entrepreneur and Engineer 1779-1863',
by R.Burt, pp.91, A5, Moorland Publishing, 1977
> 3. One of John Taylor's smaller contracts was the management of the gold
> mines in Aruba, West Indies. Does anyone know of any records or information
> relating to these mines, apart from annual reports in the inevitable
> Guildhall and regular reports in the Mining Journal?
No mention of this in the above publication.
Mike
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