Handy, Richard Henry, 1771-1826

Richard Henry Handy was the son of Isaac Handy and Esther Winder of Somerset County. First he married Elizabeth Campbell in 1794, then Elizabeth "Betsy" Gordon in 1798, and they had nine children. In the 1820 Census, he had 19 people in his household, 11 of which were enslaved.

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[Journal of Littleton Dennis Teackle]

Journal of Littleton D. Teackle, dating from 1805-1807. It includes letters written to friends and business acquaintances such as Andrew D. Campbell, Warren Ashley, Barclay Salkeld, George Irving, Samuel Sayer, and many others.
 

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, December 22, 1821]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre.