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[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 book is part of the collection entitled: Voices of the Eastern Shore and was provided by the Somerset County Historical Society to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 229 times, with 26 in the last month. More information about this book can be viewed below.

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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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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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  • 1807/1820

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  • Nov. 13, 2023, 10:53 p.m.

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  • Dec. 6, 2023, 3:06 p.m.

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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 May 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Somerset County Historical Society.

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