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[Letter from Sarah Chauncey Savage to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, June 25, 1855]

Description: Letter from Sarah Chauncey Savage to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She relays their plans to visit Newport, Pennsylvania and belatedly announces the birth of her son, Henry. She also sends her condolences for the death of John Eyre.
Date: June 25, 1855
Creator: Savage, Sarah Chauncey
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby about Andrew D. Campbell's Will, June 30, 1855]

Description: Letter to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby going over the money left to her by Andrew Donaldson Campbell. The letter states that Campbell died November 2, 1853, and they want to know if she received her payment since then.
Date: June 30, 1855
Creator: Executors of Andrew D. Campbell's Will
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, September 21, 1855]

Description: Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She asks for Elizabeth to thank her son Upshur for sending a book as a gift to her. She talks about their trip to Newport, Pennsylvania and her sister Sarah's baby, Henry Chauncey Savage. She also mentions the will of John Eyre, saying that his servants would be able to choose who they would like to be sold to. She talks at length about yellow fever and people she knows who are affected by it. She also men… more
Date: September 21, 1855
Creator: Booth, Henrietta Chauncey
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, May 14, 1856]

Description: Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby. She lends her cousin $30 and wishes her luck on moving out to a farm that she bought. She shares some advice, drawing from her own experience of owning a farm in Indiana. She shares that many of their family members are sick with the mumps and updates her on daily ongoings.
Date: May 14, 1856
Creator: Booth, Henrietta Chauncey
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Celia Williams to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, March 2, 1857]

Description: Letter from Celia Williams to Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, thanking her for writing to the Williams family. Celia writes about James Buchanan passing through York on his way to the Capital for his presidential inauguration. She says that scarlet fever and measles were abundant in town during the winter, with many children passing. She also updates Elizabeth on their mutual friends in York. Lastly, she announces the birth of her daughter.
Date: March 2, 1857
Creator: Williams, Celia
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

[Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, August 11, 1855]

Description: Letter from Henrietta Chauncey Booth to her cousin, Elizabeth Ann Upshur Teackle Quinby, detailing her trip to the Virginia shore. Her sister Sarah Chauncey and brother -in-law William L. Savage are with her. She discusses Elizabeth's plan to buy farmland in Accomack County, Virginia, sending her cousin $25 dollars to assist. She mentions the money Elizabeth will be receiving from Andrew Donaldson Campbell's estate in Scotland.
Date: August 11, 1855
Creator: Booth, Henrietta Chauncey
Partner: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
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