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[Letter from Caroline P. and C. W. Thomson to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle Quinby, March 4, 1858]

Description: Letter from Caroline P. Thomson and C. W. Thomson to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle Quinby. Caroline writes about town gossip of a new marriages, various church members, and a banking scandal in town. She also talks of the growing church membership and she hopes more people will turn to the church. C. P. Thomson writes about the health and deaths of shared acquaintances.
Date: March 4, 1858
Creator: Thomson, Caroline P. & Thomson, C. W.
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from C. W. Thomson to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, December 18, 1864]

Description: Letter from C. W. Thomson to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle Quinby. He sends congratulations for the marriage of her son Upshur B. Quinby and askes about her new daughter-in-law. He writes at length about the death of Mrs. Brickhead and mentions the deaths of a few other friends in town.
Date: December 18, 1864
Creator: Thomson, C. W.
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Sarah Chauncey Savage to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, July 28, 1860]

Description: Letter from Sarah Chauncey Savage to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She writes updates about her family and their shared cousins. She also writes about the decline of the Teackle side of the family, saying they do not talk to her anymore.
Date: July 28, 1860
Creator: Savage, Sarah Chauncey
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Susan Birckhead to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, December 1, 1858]

Description: Letter from Susan Birckhead to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She writes that she is sick and discusses their shared acquaintances she has seen around. She send her well wishes towards Upshur Quinby's business deals. She also enclosed $5 as a Christmas gift.
Date: December 1, 1858
Creator: Birckhead, Susan
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Anna Dinkle to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, October 25, 1872]

Description: Letter from Anna Dinkle to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She thanks Elizabeth for sending pictures of her son Upshur and his wife Georgie. She says she will send them back with this letter. She asks for Elizabeth to come visit her in Charles Town, West Virginia. She also gives updates on her family members. The pictures are not included, but the envelope and cards from them are included in this letter set.
Date: October 25, 1872
Creator: Dinkle, Anna
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Upshur B. Quinby to his mother, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, November 21, 1865]

Description: Letter from Upshur B. Quinby to his mother, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. He asks for her to come stay at his house for the winter, because he worries about her health and her ability to maintain her house by herself in the wintertime.
Date: November 21, 1865
Creator: Quinby, Upshur Balderston
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, April 4, 1867]

Description: Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She provides updates on family members, saying William Savage has been sick. She also asks about Elizabeth's son Upshur and his newly born daughter.
Date: April 4, 1867
Creator: Booth, Henrietta Chauncey
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to Elizabeth Ann Quinby, Upshur Quinby, and Georgianna Quinby, August 9, 1873]

Description: Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, Upshur B. Quinby, and Georgianna Richardson Quinby. She explains why she will not be able to accept their invitation to visit them. She writes about her husbands extensive travels and how she suffered from a fall a few weeks ago.
Date: August 9, 1873
Creator: Booth, Henrietta Chauncey
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Cordelia Elizabeth S. LeCato to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, August 7,1866]

Description: Letter from Cordelia Elizabeth Smith LeCato to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She writes an update about her time in New York, discussing family members and gifts she is sending back to acquaintances in Virginia. She also writes about the cases of cholera during the summer.
Date: August 7, 1866
Creator: LeCato, Cordelia Elizabeth Smith
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Upshur B. Quinby to his mother, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, November 5, 1860]

Description: Letter from Upshur B. Quinby to his mother, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, while he attends the University of Virginia. He describes in detail his trip to visit Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson. He mentions trying to get a piece of Jefferson's cemetery monument, as visitors often deface it to try to get a piece for their personal collections.
Date: November 5, 1860
Creator: Quinby, Upshur Balderston
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Upshur B. Quinby to his mother, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, April 18, 1873]

Description: Letter from Upshur B. Quinby to his mother, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. He writes about their time in York and explains that his wife Georgianna Richardson Quinby experienced a miscarriage of her pregnancy. He does not know why she miscarried, but assures Elizabeth that Georgie is in good health now.
Date: April 18, 1873
Creator: Quinby, Upshur Balderston
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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