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Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719
Alcohol and spirits
Allen, Thomas, 1813-1882
Authors
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Bancker, Anne Elizabeth, 1811-1869
Bancker, Charles Nicoll, 1777-1869
Bancker, Henry Teackle, 1813-1813
Bancker, Sarah Upshur Teackle, 1783-1843
Banks - Bank of Pennsylvania
Banks - Bank of Somerset
Barns, James
Basset, Burwell, 1764-1841
Bayly, Rachel Revell Upshur, 1777-1816
Beverages - Coffee
Beverages - Tea
Beverly
Billy
Boarding House
Bonaparte, Elizabeth Patterson, 1785-1879
Bonaparte, Napoleon, 1769-1821
Bonnets and Hats
Books
Bothwell Castle
Bowdoin, Peter
Bowdoin, Peter, 1761-1825
Breastfeeding
Brown, Nicol
Byng, John, 1704-1757
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Cadwalader, Henrietta Maria Bancker McIlvaine, 1806-1889
Caleb, c. 1767-1815
Campbell, Andrew Donaldson, 1777-1854
Campbell, Anna, 1769-1842
Campbell, James, 1736-1800
Campbell, Lillias, 1781-1852
Campbell, Margaret, 1770-1819
Campbell, Marion Muirhead, 1739-1815
Carroll, Henry James, 1765-1814
Carroll, Mary Anne King
Celebrations - Balls
Celebrations - Balls - Dancing Assembly of Philadelphia
Chacón, Don José María, 1749-1833
Chaille, Mary, 1772-1800
Chaille, Peter, 1733-1802
Chauncey, Elihu, 1775-1847
Chauncey, Henrietta Teackle, 1780-1832
Chester, Rebecca Ralston, 1791-1856
China - Guangdong Province - Guangzhou
Christianity
Conyngham, Hannah Anne "Nancy," 1762-1860
Courts and Judicial Systems – Levy courts
Crime - Riots
Crime - Riots - Baltimore Riots of 1812
Cropper, John, 1755-1821
Cropper, Sarah Corbin, 1777-1813
Curran, Thomas, 1780-1816
Currency
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Deakins, Jane Johns
Dennis, Elinor “Nelly” Jackson, 1770-1827
Dennis, Elizabeth Dashiell, 1795-1820
Dennis, Elizabeth Upshur, 1769-1819
Dennis, Elizabeth Wilson, 1795-1817
Dennis, John Upshur, 1793-1851
Dennis, John, 1771-1806
Dennis, Littleton, 1765-1833
Dennis, Robert, 1751-1824
Done, John, 1747-183
Done, John, 1747-1831
Done, Margaret Waters, 1790-1813
Done, Patience Bayly , -1813
Done, William, 1746-1813
Donnell, Anna “Nancy” Teackle Smith, 1781-1862
Donnell, John, 1754-1827
Dorsey, Joshua
Duels
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Education
Education - Reform
Elections
Elections - Maryland
Elections - Voting
Elliott, Juliet Upshur, 1783-1854
Elzey, Arnold, 1756-1816
Emancipation - Self-emancipation
Emancipation – Freedom suits
Engagement
England
England - County of London - London
England - East Sussex - Brighton
England - Gloucestershire - Cheltenham
England - Greater London County - London
England - Kent - Deal
England – Merseyside - Liverpool
Enslavement - Enslaved people
Enslavement - Slave trade
Enslavement - Slave trade - United States - Maryland
Ephraim
Erskine, David, 2nd Baron Erskine, 1776-1855
Evans, Edward, 1775-1811
Eyre Hall
Eyre, Ann Upshur, 1780-1829
Eyre, Emily Ann, 1805-
Eyre, Grace Duncombe Taylor, 1780-1809
Eyre, John, 1768-1855
Eyre, Margaret Taylor, 1739-1812
Eyre, William, 1770-1808
Eyreville
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Factories
Farrington, George, c. 1767-
Fashion
Fashion - Bonnets and Hats
Fashion - Cloth
Fashion - Cloth - Bombazine
Fashion - Cloth - Crepe
Fashion - Cloth - Dyeing techniques
Fashion - Cloth - Muslin
Fashion - Cloth - Silk
Fashion - Cloth - Spinning
Fashion - Cloth - Weaving
Fashion - Dresses
Fashion - Dressmakers
Fashion - Handkerchiefs
Fashion - Jackets
Fashion - Lace
Fashion - Shoes
Fashion - Stockings
Fashion - Watches
Fashion – Cloth
Finances - Debt
Fisher, Joshua, 1775-1806
Fisher, Thomas, 1741-1810
Food
Food - Dairy
Food - Fish
Food - Fruit
Food - Grains
Food - Meat
Food - Spices
Food - Vegetables
Foster, Augustus John, 1st Baronet, 1780-1848
France
Fullerton, Valeria Spencer, 1763-1828
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Gale, Amelia Williams, 1760-1816
Gale, John P., 1789-1840
Gale, John, 1752-1813
Gardening
Gardening - Flowers
Gardening - Vegetables
Gilmor, Mary Ann “Molly” Smith, 1774-1852
Gilmor, Mary Ann Smith, 1774-1852
Gilmor, Robert, 1748-1822
Gilmor, William, 1775-1829
Gossip
Guerlain, Lewis Honore, 1777-
Guest, John, 1768-1817
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Hack, Peter, 1776-1821
Hack, Sarah "Sally", 1782-1845
Handy, Benjamin, 1790-1823
Handy, Col. Samuel, 1742-1828
Handy, Mary Ann Pitts Gilliss, 1795-1839
Handy, Mary Gore, 1751-1827
Handy, Robert Jenkins Henry, 1771-1819
Hanson, Alexander Contee 1786–1819
Harris, Nancy
Harris, William, -1808
Harwood, Dolly
Hastings, Warren, 1732-1818
Health
Health - Accidents
Health - Birth
Health - Birth - Miscarriages
Health - Birth – Stillbirth
Health - Death
Health - Dental
Health - Disease and illness
Health - Disease and illness - Ague
Health - Disease and illness - Bilious fever
Health - Disease and illness - Fever
Health - Disease and illness - Headache
Health - Disease and illness - Jaundice
Health - Disease and illness - Rheumatism
Health - Disease and illness - Whooping cough
Health - Doctors
Health - Fractures
Health - Mental Health
Health - Pregnancy
Health - Remedies and Medicine
Health - Treatments - Bloodletting
Health – Remedies and Medicine
Higgins, Cecelia Davis, 1794-1846
Holidays and Observances
Hollingsworth, Paschall, 1773-1852
Home economy
Home expenses
Hotels
Hotels - Fountain Inn
Hotels - Indian Queen Inn
Hotels - Washington Inn
Hunting
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Ingersoll, Charles J., 1782-1862
Insurance Companies - Insurance Company of North America
Israel
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Jack, -1813
Jackson, Elizabeth Wilson, 1745-
Jackson, George Wilson, 1780-
Jackson, George Wilson, 1790-
Jackson, Louisa A. Bowdoin Evans, 1790-
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826
Jeffrey, Charlotte Wilkes
Jeffrey, Lord Francis, 1773-1850
Jewelry
Jewelry - Earrings
Jewelry - Rings
Joe or Joseph, born c. 1791-2
John Thomson Mason House
Jones, Nancy
Journals
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Kemper, Jackson, 1789-1870
Kendall, Col. Custis, 1748-1813
Kendall, George Teackle, 1788-1815
Kendall, Sarah “Sally” Teackle, 1759-
Kendall, Susannah Gore, 1750-1806
Keppele, Henry
Ker, Hugh, 1767-1845
King, Robert S., 1778-
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Laird, James, 1771-1816
Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820
Latrobe, J. H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891
Le Pelletier, Charlotte, 1778-1855
Legislation
Legislation - Bills
Legislation - Maryland - Banking
Lenthall, John, 1762-1808
Lippencott, Samuel, 1765-1813
Liston, Lady Henrietta, 1751-1828
Livestock
Lloyd, Virginia Upshur, 1812-1843
Long, Tubman W., 1784-1836
Long, Zadoc, 1756-1838
Lotteries
Louther
Lumber
Lyon, Sarah Eyre, 1770-1813
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Madison, James, 1751-1836
Marriage
Martha
Martin, Daniel, 1780-1831
Mason, John Thomson, 1765-1824
Maynadier, Hannah, 1756-1825
Mayo, Leah Custis Upshur, 1796-1840
McCrosky, Elizabeth Bowdoin, 1760-
Merchants - Guest & Bancker
Merchants - Lawrence & Whitney
Merchants - Robertson and Brown
Merry, Elizabeth, -1824
Messonnier, Henry
Military
Military Engagements
Military Engagements - Canada - Battle of Crysler's Farm - 1813
Military Engagements - Maryland - Battle of St. Michaels - 1813
Military Engagements - Maryland - Raid on Havre de Grace - 1813
Military Events - Recruiting and enlistment
Military Status - Prisoners of war
Milligan, Wheyland Henry, 1782-1859
Mills
Miss Gray
Montgomery, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle, 1788-1823
Montgomery, James, 1787-1834
Montpelier
Moore, Thomas, 1779-1852
Mount Vernon
Munroe, Thomas, 1771-1852
Murray, Daniel
Murray, Henry Maynadier, 1783-1829
Murray, James, 1741-1819
Murray, Sarah Ennalls Maynadier Nevitt, 1751-1837
Music
Music - Sheet music
Mythology
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Nanny, b.c. 1763
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Newspapers
Nicoll, Henry
Nivison, John, 1759-1820
Nivison, William Tazewell, 1789-1821
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Otto, John C., 1774-1844
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Paintings
Parker, George, 1761-1826
Parker, Jacob Godwin, 1782-1829
Parker, Margaret Eyre, 1766-1799
Parramore, Thomas, 1745-1815
Philosophy
Planter, Israel, c. 1775-
Plays
Poetry
Political offices - Governor - Maryland
Political Parties - Democratic Republican Party (U.S.)
Political Parties - Democratic-Republican Party (U.S.)
Political Parties - Whig (U.S.)
Politics
Polk, William Wesley, 1752-1814
Preston, Ann “Nancy” Barraud Taylor, 1778-1861
Purdy, Virginia L. Teackle, 1820-1903
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Quinby, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle, 1801-1875
Quinby, Upshur Balderstone, 1841-1898
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Ralston, Robert, 1761-1836
Read, Nancy
Real estate
Religion - Churches
Reynolds, Harriet, 1784-1862
Robertson, George, -1829
Robertson, Mary Wilson, 1778-1831
Rosse, Elizabeth
Rosse, Francis
Rosse, George
Russum, William P., 1752-1821
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Sammy
Sarah
Sarah or Sally, c. 1791
Savage, Littleton, 1738-1805
Savage, Southey Littleton, 1779-1811
Savage, Thomas Littleton, 1760-1813
Savage, Thomas Lyttleton, 1760-1813
Schools
Schools - Madame Grelaud’s French School
Schools - Washington Academy
Scotland
Scotland - Fife - Dysart
Scotland - Lanarkshire - Bothwell
Scotland - Lanarkshire - Glasgow
Scotland - Lanarkshire – Glasgow
Scotland - Renfrewshire - Greenock
Scotland - West Lothian - Edinburgh
Scotland – Lanarkshire
Scotland – South Lanarkshire – Smithy Croft
Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832
Seargeant, John, 1779-1852
Sergeant, Elizabeth, 1775-1845,
Simpson, Henry
Slemmons, John Brown, 1774-1832
Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806
Smith, Isaac, 1768-1848
Smith, Thorowgood, 1776-1810
Steele, Mary Nevitt, 1769-1836
Stratton, John, 1769-1804
Stratton, Lucy Digges, 1771-1848
Sutton, James or Jim
Suvorov, Alexander Vasilyevich, 1730-1800
Sword, John E., 1765-1810
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Taverns - Reynolds Tavern
Taxation
Taylor, Nancy Ritson, 1775-1862
Taylor, Robert Barraud, 1774-1834
Taylor, Sarah Barraud, 1750-
Teachers
Teackle Mansion
Teackle, Abel Upshur, 1765-1805
Teackle, Elizabeth Custis, 1790-1854
Teackle, Elizabeth Dennis, 1760-1811
Teackle, Elizabeth Upshur, 1783-1837
Teackle, Esther “Hetty” Maria Fisher, 1795-1840
Teackle, George, 1770-
Teackle, Henrietta "Retta," 1792-1827
Teackle, Henry Dennis, 1786-1807
Teackle, James Henry Dennis, 1796-1840
Teackle, John Justice, 1791-1824
Teackle, John, 1753-1817
Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848
Teackle, Rachel Gascoigne, 1772-1801
Teackle, Retta, 1792-1827
Teackle, Severn 1756-1794
Theatre
Threlkeld, John, 1757-1830
Tilghman, William H., c. 1786-
Tingey, Thomas, 1750-1829
Townsend, Littleton P., 1780-1810
Travel
Travel - Carriage and Coaches
Travel - Horseback
Travel - Watercraft
Travel - Watercraft - Ferries
Travel - Watercraft - Packet Ships
Travel - Watercraft - Ships
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United Kingdom
United Kingdom - Carribean
United States
United States - Connecticut - Hartford County - Hartford
United States - Connecticut - New Haven County
United States - District of Columbia - Washington
United States - District of Columbia - Washington D.C.
United States - District of Columbia - Washington D.C. - Georgetown
United States - Maryland
United States - Maryland - Anne Arundel County - Annapolis
United States - Maryland - Baltimore City
United States - Maryland - Dorchester County
United States - Maryland - Dorchester County - Cambridge
United States - Maryland - Harford County - Havre de Grace
United States - Maryland - Somerset County
United States - Maryland - Somerset County - Princess Anne
United States - Maryland - Somerset County -Princess Anne
United States - Maryland - Talbot County
United States - Maryland - Talbot County - Easton
United States - Maryland - Wicomico County - Mardela Springs
United States - Maryland - Wicomico County - Mardela Springs (formerly Barren Creek)
United States - Maryland - Worcester County - Snow Hill
United States - Maryland – Allegany County
United States - New York - Columbia County
United States - New York - Nassau County - Long Island
United States - New York - New York County - New York
United States - New York - New York County - New York City
United States - New York - Saratoga County - Ballston
United States - Pennsylvania - Adams County - York Springs
United States - Pennsylvania - Allegheny County - Pittsburgh
United States - Pennsylvania - Philadelphia County - Philadelphia
United States - Virginia
United States - Virginia - Accomack County
United States - Virginia - Accomack County - Accomac
United States - Virginia - Accomack County - Kegotank
United States - Virginia - Accomack County - Pungoteague
United States - Virginia - Alexandria Independent City - Alexandria
United States - Virginia - Norfolk
United States - Virginia - Northampton County
United States - Virginia - Northampton County - Bridgetown
United States - Virginia - Northampton County - Church Neck
United States - Virginia - Northampton County - Eastville
United States - Virginia - Northampton County - Hog Island
United States – Virginia - Northampton County
United States – West Virginia - Jefferson County - Harpers Ferry
United States Capitol
United States- Maryland
Universities - Columbia University (King’s College)
Universities - Princeton University (College of New Jersey)
Universities - University of Edinburgh
Upshur, Abel Parker, 1790-1844
Upshur, Abel, 1756-1790
Upshur, Ann Parker, 1763-1820
Upshur, Anne Billings Steele, 1791-1835
Upshur, Arthur, 1789-1830
Upshur, Caleb, 1786-1821
Upshur, Elizabeth Gore, 1762-1794
Upshur, Elizabeth Upshur Teackle Yerby, 1776-1837
Upshur, John, 1761-1842
Upshur, Littleton, 1758-1811
Upshur, Littleton, 1783-1832
Upshur, Mary Vaughn Wilson, 1793-1829
Upshur, Sarah Downing “Sally”, 1784-1828
Upshur, William Brown, 1801-1884
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Vaucluse
Vere, Comfort West, 1772-
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Wallis, Elizabeth Custis Teackle, 1790-1854
Wallis, Philip, 1793-1844
Wars - American Revolutionary War - 1775-1783
Wars - War of 1812 - 1812-1815
Washington Navy Yard
Washington, George, 1732-1799
Waters Jr., Francis, 1786-
Weather
Weaving
Weddings
Weem, Wilhelmina, 1784-1835
West, Elizabeth “Betsy” Snead, 1780-1840
Whittington, Elizabeth Custis Handy, 1777-1804
Wilcocks, Benjamin Chew, 1776-1845
Wilkinson, John, 1757-1825
Williams, Amelia, 1754-1816
Wilson, Ann "Nancy" Drummond Gunby, 1792-1846
Wilson, Ann Gunby, -1841
Wilson, Ephraim King, 1771-1834
Wilson, George
Wilson, Harold Luther, 1790-1828
Wilson, Leah Lyttleton Savage, 1794-1853
Wilson, Sarah Custis Handy, 1779-1804
Winder, Comfort I. Gore, 1785-1814
Winder, Elizabeth Tayloe Lloyd, 1800-1880
Winder, John, 1746-1822
Winder, Levin, 1757-1819
Wise, Margaret “Peggy” Douglas, 1736-1808
Workington
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