Quinby, Teackle, and Upshur Families of Somerset County, Maryland, and Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia Papers-addition 2
Content Description
This addition to MSS 2338, Quinby, Teackle, and Upshur Families of Somerset County, Maryland, and Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia Papers includes one legal document and eight handwritten letters from the Teackle and Bancker family. Correspondents are Elizabeth Dennis Teackle, Littleton Dennis Teackle, John Teackle, and William White Bancker. Letter recipients are Elizabeth's sister, Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker, Henrietta Bancker, Aunt Hetty Teackle, and Messrs. Blair from the Maryland House of Delegates. The legal document, dated 1801, is from Littleton Dennis Teackle, recording his moving two enslaved women, Sarah alias Sally and Nanny alias Nancy, from Virginia to Maryland. The rest are letters dated between 1807 and 1835, primarily to family members. One included letter, dated 1815 and postmarked to Chestnut Street, Philidelphia, is a photocopy of an original not present in this collection. The eight remaining letters are originals, postmarked on their exterior.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Gift of Randolph George, Somerset County, Maryland Historical Trust, 12 July 2024.
Language of Description
English
Script of Description
Latin
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: 1801-1835
Creator
- Teackle, Littleton Dennis, 1777-1848 (Person)
- Montgomery, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle, 1788-1823 (Person)
- Teackle, John, 1756-1817 (Person)
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (One letter-size file folder)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Inventory
9 letters INVENTORY OF TEACKLE/BANCKER LETTERS 1. Littleton Dennis Teackle list of Negroes brought from Virginia 1801 2. Letter from Elizabeth Dennis Teackle to her sister Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker, no date 3. Photocopy, partial letter, unknown source. John Teackle at Kegotank to Henrietta Bancker, Chestnut Street, Philadelphia 4. Letter from Elizabeth Dennis Teackle to her sister Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker written from Barren Creek August 6 1810-1815 5. Letter from Elizabeth Dennis Teackle AND their father John Teackle, to her sister Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker February 26, 1812 6. Letter from John Teackle to his daughter Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker, August 26 c1815 - 1817 7. Letter from Elizabeth Dennis Teackle to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker October 7, 1807 8. Letter from William White Bancker to his Aunt Hetty Teackle March 28, 1837 9. Littleton Dennis Teackle House of Delegates to Messrs. Blair et. al. December 29, 1835