Kerr, John Leeds, 1780-1844
John Leeds Kerr practiced law in Easton after graduating from St. John’s College in Annapolis. He was a U.S. Congressman and Senator who lived at Foxley Hall. He was the son of David Brickell Kerr and Rachel Leeds Bozman Kerr, and he married first, Sarah Hollyday Chamberlain, and second, Elizabeth Greenbury Goldsborough. He enslaved between 6-25 people in his household.
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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Eyre, January 4, 1810]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She talks of George Teackle Kendall accompanying her while her husband is away. She mentions also Robert Barraud Taylor, Anne Hack Waters Robinson Bayly, and Hugh Ker. She recounts being invited to Easton and Cambridge, Maryland. The end of the letter is missing.