Quinby, Teackle, and Upshur families of Somerset County, Maryland, and Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia Papers, 1713/1977

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Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
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Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
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Preferred citation:

MSS 2338, Quinby, Teackle, and Upshur families of Somerset County, Maryland, and Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
4.44 Cubic Feet 7 legal-size document boxes, 17 legal-size folders, 1 legal size folder for addition ViU-2024-0134, 2 large oversize folders. Includes 2 legal-sized folders in the Henry Clay Papers (1825 & 1842 letters from Clay to Littleton Teackle and Aaron Quinby); and 1 legal-sized folder in the James Madison Papers (1826 Mar 29 letter from Madison to Littleton Teackle).
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

MSS 2338, Quinby, Teackle, and Upshur families of Somerset County, Maryland, and Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

The larger collection consists of the original materials and 7 additions including the most recent one represented in this finding aid.

In this addition, ViU-2017-0179, are six Elizabeth Upshur Teackle letters with transcriptions. Five letters are written by Mrs. Teackle, and one is addressed to Mrs. Teackle from William Wirt, esquire. In the letters Mrs. Teackle mainly discusses the hardships of her family after her husband, Mr. Teackle, was sent to prison in Baltimore, the circumstances surrounding his imprisonment and those responsible for it, and the actions and support of their family friends. She writes to two government officials making appeals on behalf of her husband for his release from prison. Mrs.Teackle also writes about the return home of her husband from prison and some of their experiences after his return, as well as her desire to see her family.

Addition ViU-2024-0134 has its own scope and content note and bio note. It contains a handwritten document listing enslaved people and 8 letters among family members particular the Teackle and Bancker family members.

The records for the rest of the collection can be found here:

MSS 2338, MSS 2338-a, MSS 2338-b, MSS 2871 - Quinby, Teackle, and Upshur families of Somerset County, Maryland, and Accomack and Northampton Counties, Virginia papers: https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u3928667

MSS 2338-c - Papers of the Quinby Family: https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u3928668

MSS 2338-d - Accomack County, Land Patent: https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u4367998

MSS 2338-e - Genealogy of the Evans Family: https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u3927001

MSS 2338-f - Letter to Mary Emma Justis Sturgis: https://search.lib.virginia.edu/sources/uva_library/items/u2674611http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/uva-sc/vivadoc.pl?file=viu00995.xml

1825 and 1842 letters from Henry Clay to Littleton Teackle and Aaron Quinby (2 folders) interfiled in the Henry Clay Papers

An 1826 Mar 29 letter from James Madison to Littleton Teakle (1 folder) interfiled in the James Madison Papers.

Acquisition information:
Gift, 2017 August 19
Processing information:

Item level description for this addition ViU-2017-0179 was created so that digitized copies of the documents can be accessed.

Arrangement:

The overall collection is arranged sequentially in order by its different accretions, except the MSS 2871 material, which is interfiled among the first three. Accretions: MSS 2338, MSS 2338-a, MSS 2338-b, MSS 2871, MSS 2338-c, MSS 2338-d, MSS 2338-e, MSS 2338-f.

The most recent addition (ViU-2017-0179) that is represented in this finding aid is arranged chronologically.

Physical description:
Good
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Describing Archives: A Content Standard