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[Diary of Henry Matthews - 1819-1833]

Description: Henry Matthews (1799-18?) was a Methodist circuit rider, schoolteacher, and practicing physician from Ohio, who made his way from Ohio, through the Illinois Territory, to Texas. Primarily a circuit-riding preacher and schoolteacher in his early days in Ohio, Matthews practiced medicine more formally in the 1830s and 1840s in San Felipe, Texas, where Matthews and his wife Miranda eventually settled. This final volume also appears to be primarily a private diary, but many of the entries are made … more
Date: {1819-10-10..1833-05-24}
Creator: Matthews, Henry
Partner: Southwestern University

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, April 25, 1819]

Description: Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She writes about her poor health, her gardening, and her plans to visit Ann. She talks about the wedding of James Billings Steele. She sends her love to many acquaintances in Northampton.
Date: 1819-04-25/1819-05-08
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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