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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband Littleton D. Teackle, November 17, 1807]

Description: Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, detailing delays in her journey home. She stopped at Dr. Winder's due to a lame horse, and is slowly making her way home. She's heard that a schooner matching the description of one of their boats, the Princess Anne, was seen in the Wicomico river, returning from the West Indies. She says she recently wrote him by Robert Barraud Taylor, who was to post it in the Western Shore mail. She says Grace D. Taylor Eyre just had … more
Date: November 17, 1807
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - November 1, 1800]

Description: Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Princess Anne. She talks about the many illnesses in the area, causing the death of Col. Peter Chaille (misspelled Shally), and his daughter. She asks about how the enslaved people from their father's estate will be split among the family, saying she would like to have Nanny as a lady's maid if it is possible.
Date: November 1, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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