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[Letter from Elizabeth Gore Upshur to her daughter Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - August 3, 1792] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Gore Upshur to her daughter Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - August 3, 1792]

Letter from Elizabeth Gore Upshur to her daughter Elizabeth Upshur Teackle while she was attending school in Snow Hill, Maryland.
Date: August 3, 1792
Creator: Upshur, Elizabeth Gore
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from John Eyre to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - June 16, 1798] (open access)

[Letter from John Eyre to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - June 16, 1798]

Letter from John Eyre to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle regarding an injury sustained by her sister Ann Upshur, his future wife.
Date: June 16, 1798
Creator: Eyre, John
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - April 1799] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - April 1799]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, undated. The date of this letter is either April or May of 1799 due to context. The letter mentions the long awaited return of the ship Delaware, captained by John E. Sword from Canton. It discusses the wedding of Sarah Corbin Cropper, as well as mentioning Mrs. Vear, Henrietta Teackle, John Teackle, Mrs. John Dennis, Col. Cropper, and Col. Savage.
Date: April 1799
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall - December 2, 1778] (open access)

[Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall - December 2, 1778]

Letter from Nancy Cunningham to Sarah “Sally” Teackle Kendall describing her flight from Philadelphia during the Revolutionary War, and also contains updates about Teackle's brother Severn Teackle who is imprisoned by the British on a ship anchored off Long Island. Severn Teackle is the Grandfather of Severn Teackle Wallis. Attached to this letter is a note dated 1829 written by Elizabeth Upshur Teackle explaining how she came to be in possession of this letter from her Great Aunt Sally Teackle Kendall.
Date: December 2, 1778
Creator: Cunningham, Nancy
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - May 9, 1796] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - May 9, 1796]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre while Ann attended boarding school in Philadelphia with Mrs. Valeria Fullerton. The letter touches on family news, their Upshur cousins Leah and Juliet, and other family acquaintances.
Date: May 9, 1796
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her step-father John Upshur - May 19, 1796] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her step-father John Upshur - May 19, 1796]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville, written while Ann attended boarding school in Philadelphia. The letter discusses family news, health issues and upcoming nuptials for John Upshur.
Date: May 19, 1796
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle - February 26, 1799] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle - February 26, 1799]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle before their journey back to England. Campbell was from Glasgow, and a classmate of Teackle's at Columbia University.
Date: February 26, 1799
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Margaret Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle, November 3, 1799] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle, November 3, 1799]

Letter from Margaret Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle written from the Campbell home in Glasgow on Stockwell Street. The letter discusses Teackle's recent visit with the Campbells in both Glasgow and at their country cottage, mentioning Lilly Campbell, Anna Campbell, and Teackle's sisters Henrietta and Sarah "Sally" Teackle. The letter also mentions Lord Francis Jeffrey, a good friend of the Campbell's.
Date: November 3, 1799
Creator: Campbell, Margaret
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - December 16, 1799] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - December 16, 1799]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Philadelphia. She mentions see various friends in town such as Paschall Hollingsworth, Mr. Davis, and Ben Wilcocks, and members of the Teackle family..
Date: December 16, 1799
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville - January 28, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville - January 28, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville, from Philadelphia. She writes of her sister and her opinions of society.
Date: January 28, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, April 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, April 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister at Ann Upshur Eyre, sharing family news from the family home of her Uncle Littleton Upshur's home Vaucluse on Hungars Creek. People mentioned in the letter include Aunt Ann Parker Upshur, Juliet Upshur, Elizabeth "Betsy" Snead, and Dr. Hugh Ker.
Date: April 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre  - April 25, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - April 25, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister at Ann Upshur Eyre, sharing family news from the family home of her Uncle Littleton Upshur's home Vaucluse on Hungars Creek. She discusses her engagement to Littleton Dennis Teackle, which is still a secret at this time, and mentions people such as Henrietta Teackle, Elizabeth Bowdoin McCroskey, her cousin Juliet Upshur, Betsy Snead, Uncle Littleton Upshur, John Teackle, and the home Eyreville.
Date: April 25, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell of Glasgow to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - May 1, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell of Glasgow to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - May 1, 1800]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. He teases her about flirting with boys in Virginia, discusses their shared acquaintances, including Henrietta Liston, wife of the British Prime Minister to the U.S. He talks about his family and the news of the wedding of Elizabeth's cousin Sarah Custis Handy to Ephraim King Wilson. He also talks about the marriage of Anna Teackle Smith to John Donnell of Baltimore and his dislike of her husband. He discusses the death of George Washington: "With you, I grieve for the loss your country has sustained in the death of your great Hero. Few are the ages that produce such characters, but we shall hope, as America is yet in her infancy, that she will produce many who will emulate him. Imagination can hardly picture one to surpass him. It is also a matter of consolation to reflect that he died in the zenith of his glory, in the possession of the noblest faculties of man to his last breath, and without experiencing any of those vicissitudes to which human nature, particularly in the high ranks of life, are so subject. In how few nations do we find men distinguished by their …
Date: May 1, 1800
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Susannah Gore Kendall to an unknown person - May 2, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Susannah Gore Kendall to an unknown person - May 2, 1800]

Letter from Susannah Gore Kendall to an unknown person, possibly Littleton Dennis Teackle.
Date: May 2, 1800
Creator: Kendall, Susannah Gore
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - May 3, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - May 3, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre from her Uncle Littleton Upshur's home Vaucluse on Hungars Creek. This letter covers Ann's anticipated arrival in preparation for Elizabeth's wedding to Littleton Dennis Teackle. People mentioned in the letter include Betsy Snead, James Lyon, Valeria Spencer Fullerton, and Aunt Ann Parker Upshur.
Date: May 3, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - May 24, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - May 24, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from her Uncle Littleton Upshur's home, Vaucluse, on Hungars Creek. She discusses plans for her upcoming wedding, and mentions her Aunt Ann Parker Upshur and cousin Juliet Upshur.
Date: May 24, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre] - May 6, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre] - May 6, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, in which she discusses Dr. Hugh Ker and his unsuccessful run for the assembly.
Date: May 6, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - May 28, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - May 28, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from her Uncle Littleton Upshur's home, Vaucluse, on Hungars Creek. She lists off the expected guests at her upcoming wedding to Littleton Dennis Teackle: the family of John Teackle, Congressman John Dennis and his wife Eleanor Jackson Dennis, her brothers, Nancy Read, Peter Hack, Dr. George Teackle, her step-father John Upshur of Brownsville, Littleton P. Townsend, Betsy Teackle of Craddock, Maria Parker, and the family of her Uncle Col. Samuel Handy.
Date: May 28, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - September 21, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - September 21, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from her father-in-law John Teackle's home, Kegotank. She shares family news and mentions her friend Dolly Harwood, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle, Ann Parker Upshur, Mr. Evans, John Eyre, and her husband's sisters Henrietta and Sally.
Date: September 21, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - November 1, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - November 1, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Princess Anne. She talks about the many illnesses in the area, causing the death of Col. Peter Chaille (misspelled Shally), and his daughter. She asks about how the enslaved people from their father's estate will be split among the family, saying she would like to have Nanny as a lady's maid if it is possible.
Date: November 1, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - December 9, 1800] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - December 9, 1800]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Princess Anne. She talks about her bout with the ague, and a picture of Ann that Littleton D. Teackle is sending from Philadelphia. She inquires to health of John Eyre and Sarah Eyre Lyon, his sister. She mentions Sarah Corbin Cropper Wise, Henrietta Teackle, Col. Waters and Susannah Gore Kendall.
Date: December 9, 1800
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
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
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter to from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, announcing the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle - February of 1801] (open access)

[Letter to from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, announcing the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle - February of 1801]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Princess Anne. She announces the birth of her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle.
Date: February 1801
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - April 12, 1801] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - April 12, 1801]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre, written from Kegotank. She discusses the arrival of a fancy wig for Ann from Philadelphia which cost $26. She shares news of the death of Abel Upshur Teackle.
Date: April 12, 1801
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
System: The Portal to Texas History