Bancker, Charles Nicoll, 1777-1869
Charles Nicoll Bancker was the husband of Sarah Upshur Teackle. Working in merchandising and insurance all his life, he owned the Franklin Fire Insurance Company from 1829, after dissolving a partnership with John Guest in 1810 and having worked with Stephen Girard various times from 1810 to 1826. He was considered a man of science with an extensive library and a curiosity for new theories and information through his 91 years of life.
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[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, January 31, 1807]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, written to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle from her father-in-laws house, Kegotank. She speaks about one of their enslaved people, Martha, a washerwoman, delivering a stillbirth baby. She brings up his recent contract to provide lumber for the building of the new U.S. Navy Yard. Their brother-in-law Charles Nicoll Bancker invited the John Teackle family to Baltimore as a change of scenery after the death of one of the Teackle sons, Henry. She asks if he has news about meeting the new British Ambassador and his wife, Anthony and Elizabeth Merry.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, August 20, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, detailing mail she has received for him. She also mentions the death of the son of Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker and Charles Nicoll Bancker.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, December 20, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle. She wishes him luck in his business negotiations and criticizes other people's actions against them. She mentions hearing from her sister Ann Upshur Eyre and complains about the embargos currently in effect because of the War of 1812.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, December 24, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton D. Teackle, giving him an update on daily ongoings back at their home. She writes about making cloth for the enslaved people of the household and her plans to go to Virginia. She says their daughter would like more books. She also lists goods for him to buy and send to her.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, March 13, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, with a detailed list of goods she received in the mail from him. She says that her sister Ann Upshur Eyre and her husband, John Eyre, left for Philadelphia this morning and restates their need for lodgings. She asks for silk cord and lace for her bonnet, and says John Done would be able to bring it to her.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle, March 9, 1813]
Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her husband, Littleton Dennis Teackle. She writes that her sister Ann Upshur Eyre and her husband, John Eyre, are in town, and they also wish to visit Littleton in Philadelphia. She asks about their financial accounts and property in relation to Mr. Guest. She asks for sheeting and for him to procure lodgings for Mr. and Mrs. Eyre in Philadelphia. She also mentions the death of Col. Custis Kendall.
[Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Uphsur Eyre - June 26, 1803]
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 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 from Juliet Upshur to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, May 18, 1806]
Letter from Juliet Upshur to her cousin, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle, whom she calls Betsy.
[Letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from Elizabeth Dennis Teackle - October 7, 1807]
A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her mother, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle includes news of their Georgetown neighbors such as Martha Parke Custis Peters and John Threlkeld, as well as family news.
[Letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her father John Teackle]
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.
[Letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister Elizabeth Dennis Teackle]
A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle (later Montgomery) includes mentions of various Philadelphia ministers, as well as family news.