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[Account ledger of Zadock Long, 1837] (open access)

[Account ledger of Zadock Long, 1837]

Accounts ledger of Zadock Long, who also owned the Washington Inn & Tavern in Princess Anne, Maryland. The accounts include names such as Littleton Dennis Teackle, Samuel K. Handy, Samuel Ker, Littleton Long, Matthias Miles, McClure & Co., Levin Miller, James Polk, Elizabeth Pollitt, John W. Done, William Tull, Thomas S. Waters, Rider H. Winder, and many others.
Date: 1837
Creator: Long, Zadock
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Legal document for moving two enslaved people from Virginia to Maryland] (open access)

[Legal document for moving two enslaved people from Virginia to Maryland]

This legal document lists two enslaved women removed from Virginia and moved into Somerset County, Maryland by Littleton D. Teackle. He states in January of 1801 he brought into Somerset County one negro girl named Sarah alias Sally, about ten years old, and one negro woman named Nanny alias Nancy, about 38 yrs old, filed March 24, 1801.
Date: March 24, 1801
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abel P. Upshur to his cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, December 28, 1815] (open access)

[Letter from Abel P. Upshur to his cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, December 28, 1815]

Letter from Abel Parker Upshur to his cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. A.P. Upshur was an attorney practicing in Richmond, Virginia at this time.
Date: December 28, 1815
Creator: Upshur, Abel Parker
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Abel P. Upshur to his cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, January 22, 1817] (open access)

[Letter from Abel P. Upshur to his cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, January 22, 1817]

Letter from Abel Parker Upshur to his cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written from Richmond where he practiced law.
Date: January 22, 1817
Creator: Upshur, Abel Parker
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell of Glasgow to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - April 11, 1801] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell of Glasgow to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - April 11, 1801]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, in which he shares news of the death of his father James Campbell and its effects upon the Campbell family.
Date: April 11, 1801
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, August 22, 1810] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, August 22, 1810]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, discussing Littleton D. Teackle's planned trip to Scotland. Campbell expresses his desire that Littleton would bring Elizabeth along, and talks about what they could do together if she came to visit.
Date: August 22, 1810
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, December 25, 1815] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, December 25, 1815]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle on Christmas Day. He writes of the death of his mother, Marion Muirhead Campbell. He tells about how he could not miss the chance to celebrate Wellington's victory in Paris after the Battle of Waterloos, so he dashed over in a boat so he did not miss witnessing it. After Paris, he went the Netherlands, passing a day on the "Bloody field of Waterloo," then journeying to Holland, seeing, Rotterdam, Amsterdam, and the Hague.
Date: December 25, 1815
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, July 5, 1812] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, July 5, 1812]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. He apologizes for not writing, saying he has been busy with travel and business. He talks about the works of Thomas Moore and Sir Walter Scott. He asks about her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, and asks for them to come visit him. He updates her on his family and asks about her family and Littleton's family.
Date: July 5, 1812
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 25, 1827] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 25, 1827]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle.
Date: March 25, 1827
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May, 1809] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May, 1809]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. He recounts receiving his first letter from her 10 years ago, and conveys his regret that some of his letters and boxes that he sent have been lost in transport. He also talks of the death of William Eyre.
Date: May 1809
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 6, 1826] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 6, 1826]

Letter from Andrew Donaldson Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. It is written as a crossed letter, where vertical and horizontal lines of text overlap.
Date: November 6, 1826
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 14, 1802] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 14, 1802]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing how he wishes to hear from her family more often. He warns her not to be absorbed by household duties and alludes that he might have business in Virginia soon.
Date: November 14, 1802
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, October 11, 1812] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, October 11, 1812]

Letter from Andrew Donaldson Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle.
Date: October 11, 1812
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, September 21, 1806] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, September 21, 1806]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written from Bothwell, sharing news of his recent activities and enquiring about her family. He talks about fellow alums from Columbia University.
Date: September 21, 1806
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton D. Teackle, July 13, 1807] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton D. Teackle, July 13, 1807]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell, a merchant in Glasgow, to Littleton D. Teackle. He's sending the letter via the nephew, Mr. Nicholson, of a mutual friend, the Hon. John Stratton.
Date: July 13, 1807
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton D. Teackle, March 13, 1807] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton D. Teackle, March 13, 1807]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton D. Teackle.
Date: March 13, 1807
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle and his wife Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, June 26, 1817] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle and his wife Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, June 26, 1817]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell of Glasgow, the first part of the letter is to Littleton D. Teackle, and it appears to be a copy written by a clerk as there is another letter in his hand with the same date with much of the same content written in the hand of Andrew D. Campbell. The second part of the letter is to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, and Campbell announces his wedding to J. Maria Dunlop.
Date: June 26, 1817
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle, June 26, 1817] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle, June 26, 1817]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell of Glasgow, written to Littleton D. Teackle. .
Date: June 26, 1817
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle, May 31, 1830] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle, May 31, 1830]

Letter from Andrew Donaldson Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle.
Date: May 31, 1830
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, August 18, 1828] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, August 18, 1828]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle.
Date: August 18, 1828
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, August 20, 1828] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, August 20, 1828]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle.
Date: August 20, 1828
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, December 17, 1817] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, December 17, 1817]

Letter from Ann Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle.
Date: December 17, 1817
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, February 20, 1812] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, February 20, 1812]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. She states that she will not be able to visit Elizabeth because of the bad state of the roads and she hears Littleton Dennis Teackle has returned home. She mentions her mother-in-law, Margaret Taylor Eyre, is ill. She says the girls will have to come visit Elizabeth soon and she will send Abel, an enslaved man, with them. She then talks about Elizabeth's finances, local gossip about the Tabb family, and an event in Norfolk. The last page(s) of the letter are missing.
Date: February 20, 1812
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 9, 1805] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 9, 1805]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing her return to her home in Northampton, Virginia. She mentions Louisa A. Bowdoin's wedding is next month and they expect to see a few out of town guests, including Anna "Nancy" Teackle Smith Donnell. She talks of their shared acquaintances in town, including Sarah Barraud Taylor, Grace Duncombe Taylor Eyre, Susannah Gore Kendall, and Charlotte Smith. She asks about Elizabeth's health and about two enslaved members of her house, Sarah and Nancy. The last page is missing.
Date: May 9, 1805
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History