Natt
Natt was a house enslaved of John Eyre. In John’s Will, Nat and Nancy were retired, though not freed, and no longer had “to perform any service.” They were given a retirement home on an acre of land at Eyre Hall for their own cultivation for the rest of their lives.
Mentioned in these documents
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, January 29, 1813]
Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. She voices her irritation and scolds her sister for not visiting or writing her, saying Elizabeth missed many events and visitors who would've liked to see her. She also talks of their shared acquaintances Betsey Dennis, Louisa A Bowdoin, Leah Savage, Ann Billings Steele Upshur, Mary Nevett Steele. She says that the health of baby Virginia, daughter of her brother Arthur Upshur and Ann Billings Steele Upshur, is improving. She mentions that Lucy, an enslaved person of the Eyre's, helps breastfeed the baby. The last page(s) of the letter are missing.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, February 24, 1812]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre.
[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.