Hotels - The Washington City Hotel

The Washington City Hotel was an inn open in Washington D.C. as early as 1799, owned by Pontius Delare Stelle as of 1804. He was born in Trenton, N.J. in 1763, a descendant of French Huguenots. The hotel was in various locations on Capitol Hill throughout the years. In 1804, he was in Capital Square, and in 1805, he moved into an inn formerly owned by Tunnicliff. He next took premises in a location with 50 guest rooms purchased from Mr. Carroll, and this building was later demolished and Library of Congress was constructed in its place. Pontius D. Stelle was buried at the Congressional Cemetery in 1826, after spending his last years working at the U.S. Treasury Department.

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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, April 22, 1806, 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 his travels to Washington D.C. and his plans. Littleton Dennis Teackle and Elizabeth Upshur Teackle are with him.