Milligan, Wheyland Henry, 1782-1859

Capt. Wheyland Henry Milligan was born on March 11, 1782 in Somerset County, Maryland to Capt. Isaac Milligan and Rachel Evans. He was married twice: first to Peggy McDaniel on January 6, 1801, but they had no children. Then, he married Nancy Ann Robertson in 1816 and together they had at least one son, Solomon Milligan. He registered for military service in 1812. He resided in Manokin Hundred, Somerset County in 1810, and he was a boat captain that moved and delivered loads of goods for Littleton Dennis Teackle. His father Isaac, lived in Annemessex Hundred, Somerset County, and also carried goods for the Teackles. In the census for 1850, he is listed as residing in District 1 of Dorchester, Maryland. Wheyland Henry Milligan died on January 26, 1859, in Marshyhope Village, Dorchester, Maryland and is buried at the Milligan Family Farm Burials in Dorchester County.

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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 Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, July 23, 1808 or 1809]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her Husband Littleton Dennis Teackle. She expresses her love for his calm mind in the face of business adversity and wishes for prosperous times ahead for them. She asks him to thank William Gilmor for his invitation to town, but to let him know she cannot attend.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, July 26, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, discussing received mail, politics, and finances. She says she is jealous of the fact that he gets to see Mount Vernon.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, October, 1811]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, discussing their finances and purchases she would like for him to make.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, September 10, 1811]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, announcing the death of his mother, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle. She also writes of William Burton Savage's death. She asks Littleton to send her certain fabric and clothes for mourning.