[Letter from Elizabeth Gore Upshur to her daughter Elizabeth Upshur Teackle - August 3, 1792] · Voices of the Eastern Shore

Mentioned in this letter

People: Handy, Col. Samuel, 1742-1828; Handy, Mary Gore, 1751-1827; Rosse, Elizabeth; Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1837; Upshur, Arthur, 1789-1830; Upshur, Elizabeth Gore, 1762-1794; Upshur, John, 1761-1842; Whittington, Elizabeth Custis Handy, 1777-1804
Places: United States - Maryland - Worcester County - Snow Hill

About this letter

Description: Letter from Elizabeth Gore Upshur to her daughter Elizabeth Upshur Teackle while she was attending school in Snow Hill, Maryland.
Creator: Upshur, Elizabeth Gore
Creation Date: August 3, 1792
Subjects: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1837; Uphsur, Elizabeth Gore
Item Type: letter
Identifier: MSS 2338, 2338-a, 2338-b Box 1
Publication Information: Papers of the Quinby, Teackle, and Upshur families, 1759-1968, Accession #2338, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Institution: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Collection: Voices of the Eastern Shore
Place Names: United States - Maryland - Worcester County - Snow Hill; United States - Virginia - Northampton County

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This will discover how much I want [torn section of letter] see you but we must content us when we [consider] [torn section of paper] the advantage you obtain. [torn section of letter] shall see each other we hope next month. [torn section of paper][You] will receive by your Uncle the Articles you [torn section of paper] [wrote] for. Your Aunt will bring you a Calash when [she] [torn section of letter] returns home. Your cousin Betsy [begins to children] [torn left side of letter] and [torn section of letter] give my love to all of my [torn section of letter] [xxxxing] friends. Your Papa desires his love [torn section of paper] to you and your Dear little brother the same. You will return my love To your Lady and Miss Sally Hall.

I remain my dear your affectionate Mother

Eliza Upshur
August 3 92

It is now very late
in our Virginia

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Miss Eliza Upshur [torn center of page]
Sa. by your uncle Snowhill

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[This is a photocopy of the original letter which is torn into pieces]