[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, August 14, 1815]

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Home, Health, and Social Life: Health - Disease and illness
People: Bancker, Sarah Upshur Teackle, 1783-1843; Berry, Margaret Bayly, 1800-; Dennis, Henrietta, 1800-1829; Done, Sarah Martin, 1785-1833; Grelaud, Marie “Deborah” Claudine D’Espaigne, 1765-1856; Harris, Nancy; Quinby, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, 1801-1875; Smith, Susanna "Susan" Brown Teackle, 1800-1881; Snead, Susan Upshur Dennis, 1799-1864; Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1836; Teackle, John, 1753-1817; Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848; Wilson, Sarah “Sally” Stratton, 1801-1875
Places: United States - Maryland - Somerset County - Princess Anne; United States - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia County - Philadelphia; United States - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia County - Philadelphia - Germantown; United States - Virginia - Northampton County

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Description: Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, while she was attending Madam Grelaud's French School in Philadelphia. She writes that she will be coming to visit in three weeks with John Teackle. She says that Elizabeth Ann has some cousins attending Miss S. Done's academy as well.
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur
Creation Date: August 14, 1815
Subjects: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1837; Quinby, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, 1801-1875
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; United States - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia County - Philadelphia

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P. A. , 14 Aug, '15

My dearest child,

I am quite disappointed in not receiving a letter from you today, and shou’d have been alarm’d, had not your good aunt Bancker have wr[itte]n me with the information that you were well a few days before. Don’t omit writing, my love, by every mail, since, you know it keeps me easy from week to week. I have arranged to set out for Phi:^a with your grandpapa in about three weeks. You can’t form an idea how I have fidgeted and twisted, to arrange this plan, and under providence, I hope to be able finally, to effect it. When will you move to town?² I had the rather defer my visit to you on this account, as I cou’d be constantly with you if M^de G had removed for the winter to the city. You know if you [torn page] Germantown, and I in P[torn page]a we shou’d be as effectually parted as by a wider space. At this moment, to see you is the strongest wish of my heart; and to find you well and improved will be a blessing.

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for which I shall truly be grateful. You must quite learn the tune against I see you, and have all your delectables in high tone. God bless my child! And so everyone says. Poor Nancy has been very ill, and is yet sick, though mending. I went to see her the afternoon [torn page]re yesterday and took your letter wherein you mention both her and her husband. Now you know poor Nancy is none of the most literary of ladies’ housekeeping although she makes an excellent pudding, ergo, Nancy cou’d by no means read your epistle and it was left for Lieutenant Billy’s skill in letters to decipher. Miss S. Done’s academy is in a very prosperous way. The girls’ passed an excellent examination I am told; and Margaret Bayly receiv’d a premium. “Buss has got from under the table” you see. She is a very smart intelligent girl. You have [hole in page] sweet little cousin at Miss Done’s, Miss Susan Teackle. I sent the carriage out yesterday morning for a cargo of the young ladies, but receiv’d only two of them: this same sweet cousin and

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Miss Stratton of Northampton. Your two cousins, the dear little Dennis’ are very affectionate and kind to me, and we often talk of you and your little notions of former times. The girls seem to remember every thing you ever did [torn page] said, and love to repeat it. But farewell my darling child! Your father has come in, and gone to bed, and indeed it is bedtime for country folks who are also as early as we are. Amazingly industrious now a days!

I have no news. Susan and Henrietta will no doubt find some to tell you, and they know how to chat more agreeably than your home staying mother. Love as usual to all who ask for me and may God Almighty bless, preserve, and keep you.

Your mother

E.U.T.