[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, November 14, 1802]

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Business, Economy, and Travel: Merchants - Robertson and Brown
Home, Health, and Social Life: Marriage
People: Chauncey, Henrietta Teackle, 1780-1832; Donnell, Anna “Nancy” Teackle Smith, 1781-1862; Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1836; Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848
Places: United States; United States - Virginia

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Description: Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing how he wishes to hear from her family more often. He warns her not to be absorbed by household duties and alludes that he might have business in Virginia soon.
Creator: Campbell, Andrew Donaldson
Creation Date: November 14, 1802
Subjects: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1837; Campbell, Andrew Donaldson, d. 1853
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: ASSSC
Collection: VOESH
Place Names: United States - Maryland - Somerset County - Princess Anne; Scotland - Glasgow City Council Area - Glasgow

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I could hardly have believed that a letter from you, my charming and most esteemed Eliza, could have remained so very long in my possession without being replied to. Believe me, my very dear friend, that it is not from any diminution of affection, but a short time previous to receiving it I had written you fully and that careless fellow of a husband of yours at very great length and very frequently, and to all my letters to him I have no answer.

You are more kind, you still favor me with an account of yourself for which I am very greatly obliged and to you, of all my correspondents, only, am I indebted for information relative to my numerous acquaintances on your happy portion of the Globe. And

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also of my friends, there of whom I trust, I can still name a respectable list tho’ time and space are fanciful destroyers of the most endearing ties.

Your directing a portion of your time now from numerous and necessary and pleasant occupations became highly precious is very gratifying to me, and when you know that the employment of one or two of your hours affords me happiness for months. I am confident your goodness will induce you still to continue your agreeable epistles tho’ I should not return you that proportion which calculating upon the principle of the favor conferred, ought to entitle you to volumes

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and your sheets. Still a single, tho’ by no means a solitary being, I consider myself little more than a Cypher in the World. Yet I may perhaps in time do some good. You tell me my heart is formed for Connubial bliss. They tell me so here also and wonder I do not imitate your and my good friends in Eastern Shore and pray my desires at Hymens Altar.

Five worthy Sisters and Widowed Mother are at present my care. When some of them think proper to leave me, I may move also. At present, I live in a manner similar to that which rendered my abode in America so very pleasant. Business succeeding to my wishes can hardly ever assuage me.