United States - Virginia - Matthews County

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. She states that she will not be able to visit Elizabeth because of the bad state of the roads and she hears Littleton Dennis Teackle has returned home. She mentions her mother-in-law, Margaret Taylor Eyre, is ill. She says the girls will have to come visit Elizabeth soon and she will send Abel, an enslaved man, with them. She then talks about Elizabeth's finances, local gossip about the Tabb family, and an event in Norfolk. The last page(s) of the letter are missing.

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. She states that she will not be able to visit Elizabeth because of the bad state of the roads and she hears Littleton Dennis Teackle has returned home. She mentions her mother-in-law, Margaret Taylor Eyre, is ill. She says the girls will have to come visit Elizabeth soon and she will send Abel, an enslaved man, with them. She then talks about Elizabeth's finances, local gossip about the Tabb family, and an event in Norfolk. The last page(s) of the letter are missing.