Upshur, Elizabeth “Betsy” Wilson Dennis, 1795-1817

Elizabeth "Betsy" Wilson Dennis Upshur was the daughter of Congressman John Dennis and Elinor “Nelly” Jackson Dennis. She grew up at their home Beckford in Somerset County, and married Abel Parker Upshur, a cousin of Elizabeth Upshur Teackle's, on February 26, 1817. She died nine months later during childbirth. She's buried at Vaucluse in Northampton County.

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[Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, January 29, 1813]

Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. She voices her irritation and scolds her sister for not visiting or writing her, saying Elizabeth missed many events and visitors who would've liked to see her. She also talks of their shared acquaintances Betsey Dennis, Louisa A Bowdoin, Leah Savage, Ann Billings Steele Upshur, Mary Nevett Steele. She says that the health of baby Virginia, daughter of her brother Arthur Upshur and Ann Billings Steele Upshur, is improving. She mentions that Lucy, an enslaved person of the Eyre's, helps breastfeed the baby. The last page(s) of the letter are missing.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Charlotte le Pelletier, August 5, 1810]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Madame Charlotte le Pelletier. She expresses missing Charlotte and her music, and asks when she will come visit Somerset county again. She hopes that her music career is going well and says Mrs. Dennis has enquired about her.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, June 28, 1812]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle. She discusses the ongoing War of 1812, their finances, their bellman, and her health. she asks if it is true that a mob tore down the office of the Federal Republican.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, April 5, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, in response to a letter about Ann's time in Philadelphia. She talks about enjoying imagining the trip and says she sometimes envies her sister. She mentions how her garden is flourishing and asks Ann to bring her hyacinth roots. She also mentions their shared acquaintances John Brown, Samuel Ewing, Benjamin Chew Wilcocks, Valeria Fullerton, Sarah Eyre Lyon, Eleanor "Nelly" Jackson Dennis, and Elizabeth "Betsy" Snead.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, December 12, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre. She discusses writing poetry, weaving, raising pigs, and eating a lot of spare ribs. She hopes that the conflict that emerged from her writing is settled with Caleb Upshur and George Wilson. She also provides instructions on how to dye yarn and cotton green. She says that she just returned from visiting her cousin Eleanor Jackson Dennis.