[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, September 8, 1813]

Mentioned in this letter

Business, Economy, and Travel: Travel
Government, Law, and Military: Wars - War of 1812 - 1812-1815
Historic Homes and Places: Eyre Hall
Home, Health, and Social Life: Gardening; Marriage
People: Billy; Eyre, Ann Upshur, 1780-1829; Eyre, John, 1768-1855; Jack, -1813; Sutton, James or Jim; Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1837; Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848; Upshur, Mary Vaughn Wilson, 1793-1829; Wilson, Harold Luther, 1790-1828; Wilson, Leah Lyttleton Savage, 1794-1853
Places: United States - Virginia - Accomack County

About this letter

Description: Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, updating him on their travels to Northampton to see the Eyre family. She says that Ann and John Eyre are upset because many of their enslaved persons fled to join the British troops. Their slave Jack also died. She says she will be back at home by the next week and also mentions the upcoming marriage between Leah Lyttleton Savage and Harold Luther Wilson.
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur
Creation Date: September 8, 1813
Subjects: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1837; Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848; United States -- History -- War of 1812; Enslaved persons
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 - Virginia - Northampton County; United States - Maryland - Baltimore County - Baltimore

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We came in safety to this place on Monday, and found all well; but Mrs. Eyre is in great trouble for the loss of her house servant. Jack died, and Jim has taken himself off to the enemy, with Billy who was the gardener and hostler, beside several others of the most valuable men Mr. Eyre had belonging to the crop. We found Mr. Eyre at work in the garden, not having a single man left who cou’d attend to that business.

I expect to be on my way home on Sunday, and shall be with you on Wednesday, according to appointment.

There is nothing new here except that Leah Savage is to be married soon to Mr. Harold Wilson, Mrs. Mary Upshur’s brother. Mrs. Evans tells me it is certainly fix’d.

I have nothing more to say having written you from Accomack. God bless you

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Your affectionate wife
E.U. Teackle