Heath, James Paul, 1777-1854

James P. Heath was a Baltimore grocer with premises at 189 Baltimore Street. His brother, Maj. Richard Key Heath served on the side of the Federalists during the Baltimore Riots of 1812. They were both born in Cecil County, the sons of Daniel Charles Heath and Mary Key Heath. James Heath was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Washington D.C.

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[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.