Winder, Levin, 1757-1819

Levin Winder was the son of Capt. William Winder and Esther Gillis of Somerset County. Major Winder served during the American Revolution, attaining the rank of Lt. Col during the war and was later made a Brigadier General. He served as the governor of Maryland from 1812-1816. He married Mary Stoughton Sloss on May 13, 1790 in Somerset County and they had three children.

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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, December 9, 1811]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, discussing their finances and purchases, and her attempts to stay frugal. She also mentions the death of Dr. James Lyon, and the weddings of William Wise to Ann C. Wilson, and Tubman Walston to Anne Done.

[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, December 12, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre. She discusses writing poetry, weaving, raising pigs, and eating a lot of spare ribs. She hopes that the conflict that emerged from her writing is settled with Caleb Upshur and George Wilson. She also provides instructions on how to dye yarn and cotton green. She says that she just returned from visiting her cousin Eleanor Jackson Dennis.