Chauncey, Elihu, 1775-1847

Born in 1775, Elihu Chauncey was the son of Charles Chauncey and Abigail Darling of Connecticut. He graduated from Yale in 1796, and later, while living in Philadelphia, became Director of the Bank of Pennsylvania and President of the Reading Railroad. On October 18, 1810, he married Henrietta Teackle in Georgetown, and they had three daughters: Henrietta Chauncey Booth, Mary Chauncey, and Sarah Chauncey Savage.

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to Esther Maria Fisher Teackle, April 5, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister-in-law, Esther "Hetty" Maria Fisher Teackle. She writes about trying to get John Seargeant to marry her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle and hopes that Hetty will be married soon as well. She also talks about going to the Washington Hotel in Princess Anne, which is run by Zadoc Long's family. She also asks Hetty how her sister Ann Upshur Eyre is doing in Philadelphia.

[Letter from John Teackle to his daughter Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker, on an August 26th sometime between 1815 -1817]

A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her father John Teackle, informing her of his safety while traveling in Connecticut.

[Letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister Elizabeth Dennis Teackle and her father John Teackle, February 12, 1812]

A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle (later Montgomery) and her father John Teackle. The letter includes mentions of family health and other news.