Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. He teases her about flirting with boys in Virginia, discusses their shared acquaintances, including Henrietta Liston, wife of the British Prime Minister to the U.S. He talks about his family and the news of the wedding of Elizabeth's cousin Sarah Custis Handy to Ephraim King Wilson. He also talks about the marriage of Anna Teackle Smith to John Donnell of Baltimore and his dislike of her husband. He discusses the death of George Washington: "With you, I grieve for the loss your country has sustained in the death of your great Hero. Few are the ages that produce such characters, but we shall hope, as America is yet in her infancy, that she will produce many who will emulate him. Imagination can hardly picture one to surpass him. It is also a matter of consolation to reflect that he died in the zenith of his glory, in the possession of the noblest faculties of man to his last breath, and without experiencing any of those vicissitudes to which human nature, particularly in the high ranks of life, are so subject. In how few nations do we find men distinguished by their military and political career who retain their honors, as Washington did, while they live." He also mentions his friend, Congressman John Stratton and Henry Parker.
Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. He apologizes for not writing, saying he has been busy with travel and business. He talks about the works of Thomas Moore and Sir Walter Scott. He asks about her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, and asks for them to come visit him. He updates her on his family and asks about her family and Littleton's family.
Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. He recounts receiving his first letter from her 10 years ago, and conveys his regret that some of his letters and boxes that he sent have been lost in transport. He also talks of the death of William Eyre.
Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, detailing her return to her home in Northampton, Virginia. She mentions Louisa A. Bowdoin's wedding is next month and they expect to see a few out of town guests, including Anna "Nancy" Teackle Smith Donnell. She talks of their shared acquaintances in town, including Sarah Barraud Taylor, Grace Duncombe Taylor Eyre, Susannah Gore Kendall, and Charlotte Smith. She asks about Elizabeth's health and about two enslaved members of her house, Sarah and Nancy. The last page is missing.
Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her sister, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle. She states that she will not be able to visit Elizabeth because of the bad state of the roads and she hears Littleton Dennis Teackle has returned home. She mentions her mother-in-law, Margaret Taylor Eyre, is ill. She says the girls will have to come visit Elizabeth soon and she will send Abel, an enslaved man, with them. She then talks about Elizabeth's finances, local gossip about the Tabb family, and an event in Norfolk. The last page(s) of the letter are missing.
Letter from Ann Upshur Eyre to her step-father, John Upshur of Brownsville, written while Ann attended boarding school in Philadelphia. The letter discusses family news, health issues and upcoming nuptials for John Upshur.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, detailing delays in her journey home. She stopped at Dr. Winder's due to a lame horse, and is slowly making her way home. She's heard that a schooner matching the description of one of their boats, the Princess Anne, was seen in the Wicomico river, returning from the West Indies. She says she recently wrote him by Robert Barraud Taylor, who was to post it in the Western Shore mail. She says Grace D. Taylor Eyre just had a boy who is doing well, and that Comfort Winder is also pregnant.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, in which she speaks of missing him. She says that their enslaved man, Israel is attending to all his wishes. She mentions that the sacrament was administered at church by Mr. Wilmer, and she asks for a delivery of cranberries, molasses, green sweetmeats, preserved ginger and lemons.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, in care of Guest & Bancker in Philadelphia. She writes she's headed to Virginia the next day and plans to stay the next four weeks.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, discussing the accounts she has heard of the riots in Baltimore. Anti-war articles written by Alexander Contee Hanson in the Federal Republican newspaper caused riots against the newspaper. Elizabeth is horrified by these events and asks for her husband's recounting of the events. She also discusses their finances and her sister, Ann Upshur Teackle.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle. She writes about major general James Wilkinson's defeat at the Battle of Crysler's Farm. She mentions visiting John Done's family. She asks about their bank petition and the possibility of sending their daughter to a boarding school.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, discussing received mail, politics, and finances. She says she is jealous of the fact that he gets to see Mount Vernon.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, discussing the sale of their property and their finances. William Polk has the title to their property and is looking to sell it for $3000. John Eyre has offered to buy it for them. Elizabeth asks Littleton accept the offer from Eyre so that their daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, will benefit from the property in the future. She also mentions that she does not want to move to Baltimore, as Littleton has suggested before.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle. She discusses traveling over the summer, goods they need, and the ongoing effects of the war. She says that slaves in Northampton have escaped to the British forces and refuse to return. She also mentions the upcoming marriage of John Upshur Dennis and Elizabeth Dashiell.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, updating him on their travels to his father John Teackle's house. She says they visited Major Carroll and will be setting out in the morning for Northampton. She also discusses her health and the death of Samuel Lippencott.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from her Uncle Littleton Upshur's home, Vaucluse, on Hungars Creek. She discusses plans for her upcoming wedding, and mentions her Aunt Ann Parker Upshur and cousin Juliet Upshur.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre, written from her father-in-law John Teackle's home, Kegotank. She shares family news and mentions her friend Dolly Harwood, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle, Ann Parker Upshur, Mr. Evans, John Eyre, and her husband's sisters Henrietta and Sally.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre, written from Princess Anne. This letter discusses her sister-in-law Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker, and some family unrest over a man who was courting her behind her parents back, George Wilson Jackson. While in New York City, she met Charles Nicoll Bancker, her eventual husband, and this letter explains how it all came to pass. George Wilson Jackson was the brother-in-law of Congressman John Dennis, Littleton Teackle Dennis's Uncle who lived next door to them in Princess Anne at their home Beckford, which Elizabeth states "places our family in a delicate situation." Elizabeth mentions a recent trip to Baltimore and their Aunt Susannah Kendall.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre, written from Kegotank. She discusses the arrival of a fancy wig for Ann from Philadelphia which cost $26. She shares news of the death of Abel Upshur Teackle.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Upshur Eyre while Ann attended boarding school in Philadelphia with Mrs. Valeria Fullerton. The letter touches on family news, their Upshur cousins Leah and Juliet, and other family acquaintances.
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister at Ann Upshur Eyre, sharing family news from the family home of her Uncle Littleton Upshur's home Vaucluse on Hungars Creek. People mentioned in the letter include Aunt Ann Parker Upshur, Juliet Upshur, Elizabeth "Betsy" Snead, and Dr. Hugh Ker.
