[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, July 27, 1813]

Mentioned in this letter

Business, Economy, and Travel: Travel
Home, Health, and Social Life: Fashion - Cloth; Fashion - Cloth - Spinning; Fashion - Handkerchiefs; Food - Fish; Food - Grains; Food - Meat; Gardening; Health; Health - Disease and illness; Home expenses
People: Billy; Chauncey, Henrietta Teackle, 1780-1832; Gale, Amelia Williams, 1760-1816; Harris, Nancy; Joe or Joseph, born c. 1791-2; Quinby, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, 1801-1875; Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1837; Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848
Places: United States - Maryland - Somerset County - Princess Anne

About this letter

Description: Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, about items she would like for him to send to her.
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Uphsur
Creation Date: July 27, 1813
Subjects: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1837; Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848
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

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July 27^th '13, PA

Your several letters and enclosures are receiv’d, one covering 50 dolls. Which I shall appropriate as directed. I wrote you last mail advising you of the receipt of yours for that mail. The salt, cotton, Turpentine, linen, and canary seed have not yet come to hand. All the other articles, namely pork, herring & flour have come to hand.

I have very lately rien,¹ having been confined yesterday (Monday) with a severe cholic. I am better now, but am afraid this will not be in time for the mail.

I shall send for Henrietta on Saturday. Elizabeth is well.

Your affte. wife
E.U.T.

If you can get me 1 yd 1 pr fine cambrick and some nun’s thread please to send them to me. My linnen goes farther than I had thought so that I have not sufficient cambric.

2^d Aug.
This letter was too late sure enough.

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The fact was that I had been confined to my bed the day before and that morning did not rise ‘till near dinner time. I have since been to pay a visit to Mrs. Gen. Gale and feel much better for the ride. Joe went for the girls on Saturday and I expect them on Wednesday. I paid Ballard and have his receipt.

I wish you wou’d buy me enough long lawn to make 6 common pocket handrs. My cambric ones will be ruined and worn out, by using them every day, having no others.

We have nothing new. Billy and Nancy Harris have been in some difficulty and I have arranged an account so as to prevent their goods being sold. Please to sign the enclosed and send them under cover to me.

27 July 1813