Laird, Dorothy Arietta Winder, 1782-1815

Dorothy Arietta Winder was born on August 15, 1782, in Rewastico, Somerset, Maryland, to Gen. William Winder and Charlotte Henry. She married Rev. James Laird on November 24, 1802, and together they had seven children, three of which lived to adulthood. She died on January 2, 1815, in Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland at the age of 32

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, January 18, 1815]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She writes about visiting her cousin Eleanor "Nelly" Jackson Dennis with George Wilson Jackson and Elizabeth "Betsy" Dennis, and meeting some nice men. She is reading Robert Ker Porter's history of Napoleon Bonaparte's Russian campaign. She updates about shared acquaintances and family matters and asks for the Eyre's to come visit her.