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[Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, January 13, 1814, Vol. 3]

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Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 3 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. John writes that he has sent some money to Charles. He states that because of the new embargo law, he plans on leaving Kegotank soon. He discusses the process of moving house and shipping his furniture. Additionally, he discusses the ongoing war and asks for Charles's opinion on the power of France.

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Teackle, John January 13, 1814.

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Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 3 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. John writes that he has sent some money to Charles. He states that because of the new embargo law, he plans on leaving Kegotank soon. He discusses the process of moving house and shipping his furniture. Additionally, he discusses the ongoing war and asks for Charles's opinion on the power of France.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: mm79011692-03-040
  • URL: https://www.loc.gov/item/mss1169200301 External Link
  • Call Number: mm 79011692 MMC-2149
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1820537

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  • Preferred Citation: Bancker, Charles Nicoll. Charles Nicoll Bancker Correspondence: Vol. 3, July 17-1830, May 29. to 1830, 1811. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mss1169200301/.
  • Volume: 3
  • Page Start: 156
  • Page End: 159

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Voices of the Eastern Shore

The Voices of the Eastern Shore collection features archival materials such as letters, accounting ledgers and legal documents from the Somerset County Historical Society and the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia that focus on life on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia from 1796 to about 1837.

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Charles Nicoll Bancker Correspondence

This letter collection consists of correspondence addressed to Charles N. Bancker, a Philadelphia merchant, primarily from his father-in-law, John Teackle, and brother-in-law, Littleton Dennis Teackle, as well as other members of the Teackle family of Maryland and Virginia. This collection is housed in the Library of Congress's Manuscript Division.

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  • January 13, 1814

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Teackle, John. [Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, January 13, 1814, Vol. 3], letter, January 13, 1814; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1820537/: accessed May 15, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Library of Congress Manuscript Division.

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