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A map exhibiting a general view of the roads and inland navigation of Pennsylvania and part of the adjacent states

Map shows late eighteenth century roads, settlements, and some counties in southeast Pennsylvania, and parts of New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1790..1795]
Creator: Adlum, John, 1759-1836
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[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
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Letter
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
Object Type: Letter
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 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, 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

A New Map of Part of the United States of North America, Exhibiting the Western Territory, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia etc.

Hand-colored engraving of the Great Lakes region of North America showing settlements, roads and topography.
Date: 1805
Creator: Cary, John
Object Type: Map
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
[Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to John Upshur, August 13, 1805] (open access)

[Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to John Upshur, August 13, 1805]

Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to John Upshur. He discusses Upshur's future visit and the possibility of selling land to him.
Date: August 13, 1805
Creator: Littleton Dennis Teackle
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Washington Inn & Tavern ledger, 1806-1808] (open access)

[Washington Inn & Tavern ledger, 1806-1808]

This is a ledger of accounts dating from 1806-1808 for the historic Washington Inn & Tavern, located in Princess Anne, Maryland. The accounts include names such as Henry J. Carroll, William King, William Politt, Littleton Dennis Teackle, Littleton Dennis, William Hurly, Robert Elzey, Robert Leatherby, Samuel Ker, Levin King, Lambert Hyland, Samuel Holbrook, Richard Handy, Rider Winder, Peter Dashiell, James Whittington, Gen. John Gale, Gov. Levin Winder, Thomas Bayly, George W. Jackson, Daniel Ballard, the Hon. William Polk, John Done, George Handy, Perigrine Leatherbury, Matthias Miles, and many others.
Date: 1806/1808
Creator: Long, Zadock
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Juliet Upshur to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 18, 1806] (open access)

[Letter from Juliet Upshur to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 18, 1806]

Letter from Juliet Upshur to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, whom she calls Betsy.
Date: May 18, 1806
Creator: Upshur, Juliet
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 Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, September 22, 1806] (open access)

[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, September 22, 1806]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written from Eyre Hall, discussing a party of the Taylors coming from Norfolk, along with Robert Barraud Taylor, a Mr. Tilghman, Mr. Morris, and Mr. Jones. Also mentioned are Grace Duncombe Taylor, Retta Teackle of Easton, and John Eyre. The last page(s) of the letter are missing.
Date: September 22, 1806
Creator: Eyre, Ann Upshur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, undated 1807] (open access)

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

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle.
Date: 1807
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, January 31, 1807] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, January 31, 1807]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle from her father-in-laws house, Kegotank. She speaks about one of their enslaved people, Martha, a washerwoman, delivering a stillbirth baby. She brings up his recent contract to provide lumber for the building of the new U.S. Navy Yard. Their brother-in-law Charles Nicoll Bancker invited the John Teackle family to Baltimore as a change of scenery after the death of one of the Teackle sons, Henry. She asks if he has news about meeting the new British Ambassador and his wife, Anthony and Elizabeth Merry.
Date: January 31, 1807
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
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 Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, April 27, 1807] (open access)

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

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
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 Elizabeth Dennis Teackle to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker - October 7, 1807] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Dennis Teackle to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker - October 7, 1807]

A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her mother, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle includes news of their Georgetown neighbors such as Martha Parke Custis Peters and John Threlkeld, as well as family news.
Date: October 7, 1807
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Dennis
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, October 13, 1807] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, October 13, 1807]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, in care of Guest & Bancker in Philadelphia. She writes she's headed to Virginia the next day and plans to stay the next four weeks.
Date: October 13, 1807
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband Littleton D. Teackle, November 17, 1807] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband Littleton D. Teackle, November 17, 1807]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, detailing delays in her journey home. She stopped at Dr. Winder's due to a lame horse, and is slowly making her way home. She's heard that a schooner matching the description of one of their boats, the Princess Anne, was seen in the Wicomico river, returning from the West Indies. She says she recently wrote him by Robert Barraud Taylor, who was to post it in the Western Shore mail. She says Grace D. Taylor Eyre just had a boy who is doing well, and that Comfort Winder is also pregnant.
Date: November 17, 1807
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, May 21, 1808] (open access)

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, May 21, 1808]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, sent via the Cambridge Packet. She thanks him for the packages and bundle she received from him. She mentions Mr. Walston has yet to bring her the articles. She speaks of missing Littleton and gives him an update on their daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle.
Date: May 21, 1808
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History