Gender roles
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[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, July 25, 1813]
Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, June 28, 1812]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle. She discusses the ongoing War of 1812, their finances, their bellman, and her health. she asks if it is true that a mob tore down the office of the Federal Republican.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, May 5, 1810]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She expresses that she misses Ann very dearly. She hopes that her husband finds some success in business, so that she can continue to enjoy her domestic countryside life. She mentions talking with her cousin Eleanor Jackson Dennis.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, November 11, 1810]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She asks Ann to write back to her, and she mentions she grows tired at managing her own personal affairs alone, especially with her husband out of town. She also discusses attending the wedding of Miss Anne Denwood and Mr. Barns with Retta and mentions their cousin John.
[Letter from Juliet Upshur Elliott to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 18, 1810]
Letter from Juliet Upshur Elliott to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. She at length discusses society's views towards men and women, and how women are treated by men. She also talks at length about family matters, mentioning a variety of relatives, including Littleton Upshur, Abel Upshur, Caleb Brown Upshur, Ann Upshur Eyre, Arthur Upshur, Retta Teackle, Leah Curtis Upshur, and Eleanor "Nelly" Jackson Dennis.