Steele, Mary Nevitt, 1769-1836

Mary Nevitt was born in 1769 in Dorchester County, Maryland to John Ryder Nevitt and Sarah Ennalls Maynadier. Her father died in a shipping accident on the Choptank River a few miles from Cambridge in 1772, when she was three years old. She married James Steele on January 15, 1789 and they had seven children together. Mary and James moved to Annapolis where they lived in the former residence of Gov. Ogle: Ogle Hall. She had a reputation as a gracious and prosperous host, even entertaining the Marquis de Lafayette during his tour through the United States in 1824. Mary died on September 16, 1836. She and her husband, James, are buried in St. Annes Cemetery in Annapolis.

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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 her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, December 29, 1811]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She writes about seeing Ann in January and missing her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, while he is away on business in Baltimore. She also talks about the enslaved people in her house and her health.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, October 3, 1811]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre.