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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, April 27, 1807]

Description: Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, in which she speaks of missing him. She says that their enslaved man, Israel is attending to all his wishes. She mentions that the sacrament was administered at church by Mr. Wilmer, and she asks for a delivery of cranberries, molasses, green sweetmeats, preserved ginger and lemons.
Date: April 27, 1807
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, April 27, 1817]

Description: Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, written while her daughter was away attending Madam Grelaud's French School in Philadelphia. She shares that her father returned home the previous afternoon, and that she's been missing them both very much. Her Aunt Sarah Teackle Bancker will be visiting them in Princess Anne soon, and Elizabeth's father will come get her in about six weeks to bring her home. She talks about a visit from Thomas Wilkinson, the so… more
Date: April 27, 1817
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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