United States - Virginia - Northampton County - Eastville
Eastville is the county seat of Northampton County, and prior to 1800, the name of this town was first Northampton Court House and then Peachburg.
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[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton D. Teackle, July 13, 1807]
Letter from Andrew D. Campbell, a merchant in Glasgow, to Littleton D. Teackle. He's sending the letter via the nephew, Mr. Nicholson, of a mutual friend, the Hon. John Stratton.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre - December 9, 1800]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from Princess Anne. She talks about her bout with the ague, and a picture of Ann that Littleton D. Teackle is sending from Philadelphia. She inquires to health of John Eyre and Sarah Eyre Lyon, his sister. She mentions Sarah Corbin Cropper Wise, Henrietta Teackle, Col. Waters and Susannah Gore Kendall.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre - April 25, 1800]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister at Ann Upshur Eyre, sharing family news from the family home of her Uncle Littleton Upshur's home Vaucluse on Hungars Creek. She discusses her engagement to Littleton Dennis Teackle, which is still a secret at this time, and mentions people such as Henrietta Teackle, Elizabeth Bowdoin McCroskey, her cousin Juliet Upshur, Betsy Snead, Uncle Littleton Upshur, John Teackle, and the home Eyreville.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, April 23, 1810]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She asks her sister to come visit with their cousin John Custis Upshur because her husband is away. She talks about Miss Harwood, Molly Gilmor, William Gilmor, John Taylor, Mary Winder, and George Kendall.
[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.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, July 23, 1811]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She discusses family news, including William Eyre's injury, Arthur Upshur's land purchase, and her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle's schooling progress. She expresses that she misses Ann and asks her to write back to her.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, November 11, 1810]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She asks Ann to write back to her, and she mentions she grows tired at managing her own personal affairs alone, especially with her husband out of town. She also discusses attending the wedding of Miss Anne Denwood and Mr. Barns with Retta and mentions their cousin John.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, October 18, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She wishes for better health for Ann, John Eyre, Anne Billings Steel Upshur, and Virginia Upshur, as they have been sick. She discusses politics, her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle's interests, and jokes about receiving an ewe from colonel Wilson. She asks about Louisa Bowdoin and Marry Ann Smith Gilmor's trip to Baltimore and closes with well wishes to friends.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, October 29, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Ann Upshur Eyre, discussing her health, flower gardening, and other daily updates.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, September 20, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, updating her on their return from Ann's house to Princess Anne. Elizabeth says that her husband Littleton has been sick. She also describes how she tripped out of her carriage and hit her head. She discusses how the town is full of military and Major Daniel Martin shared some war stories with her. She also talks about John Nivison.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville - January 28, 1800]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville, from Philadelphia. She writes of her sister and her opinions of society.