Leonard, Joseph, 1742-1824

Joseph Leonard was the son of Joseph and Jane Leonard of Somerset County. He married Anna Vinson about 1775. During the American Revolution he was a prisoner of war. In the 1810 census, he held ten enslaved people in his household. He's buried at Parson's Cemetary in Salisbury, Maryland.

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, August 21, 1815]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, while she was attending Madam Grelaud's French School in Philadelphia. She discusses the money Elizabeth Ann has spent and complains about mosquitoes. She mentions Napoleon Bonaparte and updates her daughter on the new construction happening back home.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, October 15, 1815]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, while she was attending Madam Grelaud's French School in Philadelphia. She writes about money and clothes she will send to her daughter. She updates her on family members and says that Colonel Joseph Leonard's family is sick.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, October 8, 1815]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, while she was attending Madam Grelaud's French School in Philadelphia. She writes that they arrived safely to their home after visiting Elizabeth Ann in Philadelphia. She updates her on family members and asks her to visit and write about family she sees in Philadelphia.