Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1836
Tragedy and tenacity describe the life of Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. She was the second eldest daughter of Abel Upshur II (d. 1790) and Elizabeth Gore Upshur (d. 1795), Elizabeth was born at “Warwick,” the Upshur family estate on Virginia’s Eastern Shore, in 1783. Well educated in Philadelphia at a young age, she later married the entrepreneurially ambitious yet unlucky Littleton Dennis Teackle. Elizabeth Upshur Teackle persevered through financial and family hardship until her death at the age of 53.
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[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 9, 1805]
Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing her return to her home in Northampton, Virginia. She mentions Louisa A. Bowdoin's wedding is next month and they expect to see a few out of town guests, including Anna "Nancy" Teackle Smith Donnell. She talks of their shared acquaintances in town, including Sarah Barraud Taylor, Grace Duncombe Taylor Eyre, Susannah Gore Kendall, and Charlotte Smith. She asks about Elizabeth's health and about two enslaved members of her house, Sarah and Nancy. The last page is missing.
[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, October 30, 1824]
Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing what she saw of Marquis de Lafayette's visit to the United States.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, February 22, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, responding to a letter delivered by Joe, an enslaved person. She writes about Louisa Ann Bowdoin going to a ball. She mentions that her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, said she would visit, but Elizabeth has not seen her. She also talks about the war, saying Peter Bowdoin wrote her updates on fighting taking place off the coast. She also talks about her health and the bad weather.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, March 1, 1814]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, giving him an update since he left for Baltimore. She hopes for better health for him and writes about Louisa A. Bowdoin and George Wilson Jackson.