Beverly

The size and elegance of Beverly on the Pocomoke River in Worcester County, reflects the prominent position of its builders, Littleton Dennis and Susanna Upshur Dennis. The five bay, two story brick home was built on land known as Dennis's Union, which had been in the Dennis family since the early 17th century.

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[Journal of Littleton Dennis Teackle]

Journal of Littleton D. Teackle, dating from 1805-1807. It includes letters written to friends and business acquaintances such as Andrew D. Campbell, Warren Ashley, Barclay Salkeld, George Irving, Samuel Sayer, and many others.
 

[Letter from Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle to her cousin, Sarah Ann Waters Dennis, February 25, 1831]

Letter from Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle to her cousin, Sarah Ann Waters Dennis.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, May 24, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle. She discusses traveling over the summer, goods they need, and the ongoing effects of the war. She says that slaves in Northampton have escaped to the British forces and refuse to return. She also mentions the upcoming marriage of John Upshur Dennis and Elizabeth Dashiell.