[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, August 20, 1813]

Mentioned in this letter

Education, Religion, Literacy, and Culture: Books
Government, Law, and Military: Currency
Home, Health, and Social Life: Food - Grains; Health - Death; Home economy; Home expenses
People: Bancker, Charles Nicoll, 1777-1869; Bancker, Henry Teackle, 1813-1813; Bancker, Sarah Upshur Teackle, 1783-1843; Dennis, Elinor “Nelly” Jackson, 1770-1827; Nanny, c. 1763; 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 Dennis Teackle, detailing mail she has received for him. She also mentions the death of the son of Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker and Charles Nicoll Bancker.
Creator: Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur
Creation Date: August 20, 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; United States - Maryland - Baltimore County - Baltimore

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I sent a letter to the mail with your address this morning since which I have received a packet enclosing Horace in London¹ and 8 half eagles. By the same mail I receiv’d sundry other letters from you and one enclosing 20 dollars. I have regularly acknowledged all the receipts from you, and hope you have receiv’d my letters.

Mr. Bancker, I am sorry to learn from his letter to me of today, has experienced another affliction in the loss of his little Henry. This second visitation¹ is a calamity severely felt by poor Sarah.

I shall keep the gold you sent me as an appendage to my house, and hope they will bring us good luck. At least I shall not part with them until a sore necessity demands them,

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and this I pray heaven to avert. You have liberally supplied me for the last weeks, and rest satisfied that I appropriate the needful to heedful ends, for I have not spent any of it on myself, but simply have suppli’d the demands of the family. I buy corn now of Mrs. Dennis, who lets me have it on more reasonable terms than the other person did. I shall pay her for all I get. I believe I wrote you that Heath’s not sending meal was a mistake between his boy and Nancy. He is again supplying us regularly.

I have indeed been looking out for you for sometime, but supposing you have good reasons for your detention. I am so reasonable as to submit without a question.

God bless you. Elizabeth sends her love to you.

Your affectionate wife,
E.U.T.