Bowdoin, Leah Teackle, 1780-1852

Leah Teackle was born on August 4, 1780, in Accomack, Accomack County, Virginia to Thomas Teackle, Sr. and Elizabeth Upshur. She married Peter Bowdoin, as his second wife, on August 1, 1801, and together they had at least four children. She died on February 25, 1852 and is buried at the Christ Episcopal Church Cemetery, Eastville, Northampton County, Virginia.

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[Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, c. 1819]

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written during a journey from Scotland to Jamaica. In this letter, Campbell writes about his wife's family and recent financial troubles. He also confesses a long-held secret - he has four illegitimate sons, Thomas Hamilton, John Hamilton, James Hamilton Campbell, and Andrew Donaldson Campbell, all born in the Eden region of Cumbria.