Grelaud, Aurora, 1792-1878

Aurora Grelaud was the daughter of Madame Marie “Deborah” Claudine D’Espaigne Grelaud. She was likely a white aristocratic refugee from the Haitian Revolution of he 1790’s, coming to the U.S. as a child with her mother and three brothers. She taught school with her mother at Madame Grelaud’s Female Seminary, an exclusive private school for wealthy young ladies. Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, Elizabeth and Littleton Teackle’s daughter, attended this school.

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle and Ann Upshur Eyre to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, July 28, 1818]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle and Ann Upshur Eyre to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, while she was attending Madam Grelaud's French School in Philadelphia. Elizabeth writes about visiting Barren Creek and drinking the water in an attempt to improve her health, and she says that it seems to be working.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, October 23, 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 music and asks for an update on the Eyre family and friends.

[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.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, to her daughter Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, January 1, 1816]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle while she was attending Madam Grelaud's French School in Philadelphia.