Janney, Phineas, 1778-1850

Phineas Janney was a Quaker merchant of Alexandria, Virginia. He was born in Fairfax, the son of Israel Janney and Pleasant Hague Janney. He married Ruth Lupton in 1799, and Sarah Hartshorne in 1811. He's buried at Quaker Burial Ground in Alexandria, Virginia.

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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 John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, July 4, 1805, Vol. 1]

Letter from John Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 1 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal, which pertains to family and business matters and documents national economic and political issues related to the family's interests in banking, commerce, and shipbuilding. John writes about a ship going to the West Indies, friends staying in town, and his daughter Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker.