Murray, Daniel Maynadier, 1778-1842

Daniel Maynadier Murray entered the U.S. Navy in 1798, and became a lieutenant by 1807 according to his friend Francis Scott Key. He resigned his commission in 1811. He was born in Annapolis, the son of Dr. James Murray and Sarah Ennalls Maynadier Murray. He married Mary Dorsey on December 6, 1808 in Baltimore County, and they had nine children. He named one of his sons Francis Key Murray after his friend Francis Scott Key, and Key, in turn, named one of his sons Daniel Murray Key. By 1820, Murray is living back in Annapolis, and the U.S. Census, places him in a household of 27 people, 15 of whom he enslaved. He died at his home at Elk Ridge in Maryland.

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, August 1812]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, discussing the accounts she has heard of the riots in Baltimore. Anti-war articles written by Alexander Contee Hanson in the Federal Republican newspaper caused riots against the newspaper. Elizabeth is horrified by these events and asks for her husband's recounting of the events. She also discusses their finances and her sister, Ann Upshur Teackle.

[Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, July 28, 1812, Vol. 3]

Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 3 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. Littleton gives a detailed recount of the riot that occurred in Baltimore on July 27, 1812. Anti-war articles written by Alexander Contee Hanson in the Federal Republican newspaper caused riots against the newspaper. The riot and events occurring afterwards were violent and resulted in the death of at least one man, Dr. Gale. Littleton includes an additional note with some of the names of the men involved.