Bigelow, Rufus, 1772-1813

Rufus Bigelow was a merchant of Baltimore, with the firm of Bigelow and Proud. He born in Worcester, Massachussetts, the son of Col. Timothy Bigelow and Anna Rankin Andrews Bigelow. During the Baltimore Riots of 1812, Littleton Dennis Teackle saw Rufus Bigelow dragged from his house and knocked down, presumed dead, but he was rescued by friends and received medical aid. Bigelow died on December 21, 1813 in Baltimore.

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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 Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker, July 28, 1812, Vol. 3]

Letter from Littleton Dennis Teackle to Charles Nicoll Bancker. The letter is from Vol. 3 of Charles N. Bancker's correspondence journal. Littleton gives a detailed recount of the riot that occurred in Baltimore on July 27, 1812. Anti-war articles written by Alexander Contee Hanson in the Federal Republican newspaper caused riots against the newspaper. The riot and events occurring afterwards were violent and resulted in the death of at least one man, Dr. Gale. Littleton includes an additional note with some of the names of the men involved.