[Account ledger of John Teackle, 1808-1820]

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This is a ledger of accounts for merchant John Teackle of Kegotank, dating from 1808-1820. Debtors included family members, business associates and other mercantile houses. He also loaned money to emancipated African Americans such as Isaac Crippen, George Planter, William Planter, Asariah Pepper, Joshua Cropper, Joseph Planter, John Jack and others. The accounts include names such as Littleton D. Teackle, Charles Nicoll Bancker, John Upshur, William Parramore, William P. Custis, John Custis, Henry Custis, John H. Bayly, Bagwell Wharton, Major William Conquest, Henry Sympson, James Montgomery, Elihu Chauncey, Zadock Shepherd, Bowie & Kurtz of Georgetown, George Snead and many others.

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Teackle, John, 1756-1817 1807/1820.

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This is a ledger of accounts for merchant John Teackle of Kegotank, dating from 1808-1820. Debtors included family members, business associates and other mercantile houses. He also loaned money to emancipated African Americans such as Isaac Crippen, George Planter, William Planter, Asariah Pepper, Joshua Cropper, Joseph Planter, John Jack and others. The accounts include names such as Littleton D. Teackle, Charles Nicoll Bancker, John Upshur, William Parramore, William P. Custis, John Custis, Henry Custis, John H. Bayly, Bagwell Wharton, Major William Conquest, Henry Sympson, James Montgomery, Elihu Chauncey, Zadock Shepherd, Bowie & Kurtz of Georgetown, George Snead and many others.

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Teackle, John, 1756-1817. [Account ledger of John Teackle, 1808-1820], book, 1807/1820; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1618902/: accessed November 8, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Somerset County Historical Society.

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