Gibbon, John Heysham, 1795-1868

Dr. John Heysham Gibbon was the son of Dr. John Hannum Gibbon and Mary Heysham Gibbon, Quakers of Philadelphia. He married Catherine Lardner in 1819. He's buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Charlotte, North Carolina.

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, November 6, 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 the packages she is sending her and asks for items to be given to certain acquaintances throughout town. She also gives care instructions of the ruffle she made for her daughter.