Teackle, Lucretia Edmondson, 1766-1826

Lucretia Edmondson Teackle was born in Easton, the daughter of Pollard Edmondson and Rachel Birckhead Edmondson. She married Capt. Severn Teackle, who was a prisoner of war during the American Revolution, on February 23, 1786, and they had five children. In 1810, census records reveal she enslaved six people in her home. Her obituary stated she was known for "the upright fulfillment of all her duties in the many relations in life in which she stood, and earned by the most exemplary conduct the universal esteem of society."

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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister Ann Eyre, January 4, 1810]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre. She talks of George Teackle Kendall accompanying her while her husband is away. She mentions also Robert Barraud Taylor, Anne Hack Waters Robinson Bayly, and Hugh Ker. She recounts being invited to Easton and Cambridge, Maryland. The end of the letter is missing.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, February 12, 1810]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, discussing her plans to go to Baltimore to visit her husband Littleton Dennis Teackle, before he leaves for business in the West Indies. She tells her sister to remind their brother, Arthur Upshur, to repay his debt to her. She also expresses her hope that Littleton will be successful in his business.

[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Upshur Eyre, March 28, 1813]

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre. She starts by responding to a note Ann sent from Laurel, Delaware. She mentions General Henry Dearborn, who was given the nickname "Granny Dearborn" by his men during the War of 1812. She asks if Ann has seen any of Elizabeth's old friends in Philadelphia, specifically mentioning Sam Evans, Valeria Fullerton, Sally Whiteford, Dolly Heariss, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Biddle. She says that her husband Littleton D. Teackle has bought her a new coach and horses. She also visited Amelia Williams Gale, the Carroll's, and Mrs. Jackson. She asks Ann to write her about her stay in Philadelphia and to find talk to Jack Seargeant about the possibility of marrying her daughter, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle. She mentions a fire in Easton, Maryland, and lists some goods for Ann to buy and send to her.