[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, April 27, 1807]

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Education, Religion, Literacy, and Culture: Christianity
Home, Health, and Social Life: Food; Food - Fruit; Food - Spices; Health
People: Elliott, Juliet Upshur, 1784-1854; Eyre, Ann Matilda Upshur, 1780-1829; Planter, Israel, c. 1775-; Quinby, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, 1801-1875; Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1836; Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848
Places: United States - Maryland - Baltimore City; United States - Maryland - Somerset County - Princess Anne; United States - Virginia - Northampton County

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Description: Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, in which she speaks of missing him. She says that their enslaved man, Israel is attending to all his wishes. She mentions that the sacrament was administered at church by Mr. Wilmer, and she asks for a delivery of cranberries, molasses, green sweetmeats, preserved ginger and lemons.
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Creation Date: April 27, 1807
Subjects: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson, d. 1853; Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848; Israel
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 - Somerset County - Princess Anne; United States - Maryland - Baltimore County - Baltimore

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Princess Anne April 27, [1807?]

My dear husband

Three days have past since you went from me, and be assured they had been days of regret for me. I do not complain of your absence, knowing as I do that it is for my good you are encountering the fatigue and and care of business. I cannot but thank you for the sacrifices you make of your own personal care for the benefit and promotion of your family, yet, without being chidden for womanish weakness, may I not sorrow in the absence of the dear partner of my bosom, whose presence is all to me, whom I never behold, even after [a] few [long]

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absence without sensations of the purest joy. I hope you are well and to know that I am so, I think will afford you pleasure. Our little darling too is in excellent health and spirits.

The family all appear to be in good care and behave very well. Israel is attending your orders and all are at work.

Very little has occurr'd since you left home, material enough to enlarge this letter, except that today we had the Holy Sacrament administered in our church by Mr. Wilmer. I was at divine service and invited that gentleman to dine, but he was already engaged. I think if you had been here I shou'd have entered as a communicant, but prefering to be joined by you in performing that sacred rite, I defered it 'till another opportunity.

If this reaches you in time, I should be glad you wou’d get me a half bushel cranberries, also the molasses,

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of our family store is nearly exhausted. I should thank you to get me a small pot of green sweetmeats and a small one of preserved ginger and add another doz to the doz lemons. These things I shall want when our Baltimore friends come from Northampton, as they will keep very well. The preserves and sweetmeats will be good in the fall when you know I expect my sister to see me. [Torn page] will make a good addition to my own stock of preserves.

Juliet Upshur has not [torn page] appearance yet, and I think it quite uncertain whether she comes or not. I should be very happy to see her now as I am alone.

It is now late bedtime, and when I lay me down, I will pray to God to bless my beloved husband. May his slumbers prove delightful, balmy and refreshing. Poor little Elizabeth has long been snoring.

Yours ever affectionately

Eliza Teackle