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[Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, February 15, 1808, Vol. 1]

Description: Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 1 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal, which pertains to family and business matters and documents national economic and political issues related to the family's interests in banking, commerce, and shipbuilding. John writes about the Embargo Act of 1807 and the actions of the president, Thomas Jefferson. He discusses detailed information he has heard from being in Washington D.C.
Date: February 15, 1808
Creator: Teackle, John
Partner: Library of Congress Manuscript Division

[Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, February 15, 1809, Vol. 2]

Description: Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 2 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. John discusses rumors around a Senate bill that he believes will be enacted to continue the embargo against Britain and France. This bill he is discussing is the Non-Intercourse Act of 1809. He is unsure how true the rumors are, but worries how the embargo will affect Charles' business endeavors. He also writes about the members of his household who have the measles.
Date: February 15, 1809
Creator: Teackle, John
Partner: Library of Congress Manuscript Division

[Transcript of Letter from John Rice Jones to James F. Perry, February 15, 1835]

Description: Copy of transcript for a letter from John Rice Jones to James F. Perry, in which Jones provides a character reference for Henry Leach and asks Perry to assist Leach in brokering his bill of exchange. Jones also informs Perry of his intention to sell his land in order to re-establish his mercantile business, and offers to pay off his remaining debt to Perry by selling his three Negro servants.
Date: February 15, 1835
Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
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