Rostopchin, Fyodor, 1763-1826

Journal or Commonplace Book of Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, dating from 1809-1862. It includes letters, poetry, and personal writings of Elizabeth up until 1831. There are writings of her grandson, Upshur B. Quinby, found throughout. There are also loose inserts of letters and other papers.

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, written while her daughter was away attending Madam Grelaud's French School in Philadelphia. In this letter she shares that she has received letters from the newly wedded Upshur's in Richmond, her cousin Abel P. Upshur and Elizabeth Dennis Upshur. She is feeling the loss of their company. The towns folk of Princess Anne are trying to throw Littleton Dennis Teackle off the board. She encloses a poem she wrote about the Prussian campaign in Russia of 1812, which she read about in a book by Sir Robert Ker Porter.