The Travel Expenses Book, 1806-1810, is a bound volume kept by John Ball listing expenses for his travels to New York, Boston, Cambridge, Montreal, Quebec, Philadelphia, Bowling Green, Washington, Alexandria, Trenton, and other locations. Expenses are kept for food, clothing, lodging, and hiring servants. Notes indicate Mr. Ball's rating for service and fare at hotels and taverns in various locations.
A copy of the last will and testament of Elias Ball III in which he leaves his son John Ball his three plantations Pimlico, Kecklico and Mepshew and "all the negroes & slaves usually employed on, or belonging to the said plantations," his nephew John Ball, "the younger" Comingtee/Stoke and Strawberry Ferry Plantations and all the "negroes & slaves usually employed on, or belonging to the said plantations," a pew in St. Phillip's Church, and two enslaved families identified as Plenty (a Carpenter), his wife Clary, and their three children Nancy, Little Plenty and Cotto. The second family consists of Adonis, his wife Tamar, and their two children Scipio and August. Elias Ball III leaves his nephew Isaac Ball Limerick and Cypress Plantations, and "all the negroes & slaves usually employed on, or belonging to the said plantations." Makes notation concerning a deposit by a "free negroe man" named Nat Weaver who was employed as a driver and miller. Elias Ball III also leaves Isaac Ball the schooner called Strawberry "with all the negroes & slaves on board her." The remainder of the will leaves money and certain tracts of land, rentals and properties in Charleston to family members. Makes notation that upon Elias Ball's death, the enslaved woman Nancy "shall be emancipated from slavery" by Isaac Ball and is allowed to continue living in her current residence with provisions and money.
Travel expenses for the summer of 1810 for Mr. and Mrs. Ball and their enslaved woman Mary. Expenses include Mary's wages, and passage to New York, Boston, Rhode Island, Philadelphia and Charleston.
Statistics on the plantations owned by John Ball Sr., which are Midway, Hyde Park, Kensington, White Hall, Belle Isle, Three Mile Head, Pine Land, Pimlico, Mepshew and Kecklico Plantations. Statistics are derived from various plats and note the number of acres for each plantation or property, their values and the number of enslaved persons owned by John Ball and his daughters which amounts to a total of 460 enslaved persons. The document also includes statistics for the estate of John and Lydia Bryan which includes 111 enslaved persons.
A brief carpenters tool book for Comingtee Plantation which contains the names of enslaved persons and the tools they used. The enslaved persons are named Plenty, Marcus, Pompey/Old Pompey/Lit. Pompey, Hercules, Daniel, Fortune, Marcus/Old Marcus/Lit. Marcus, Carolina, Castor, Nat, Billy, Jack, Jackey, Joe, Sam, Drummer, Jimmy, March, Bristol, Christmas, Bacchus, Hector, and Solomon.
A bond to John Ball Sr., executor of the estate of John Coming Ball in which John Coming Ball's estate, writings and papers are given to John Ball Jr. and Isaac Ball.
A land indenture from John Ball Esq. to his son Isaac Ball releasing a lot to the north of Elliot Street on Charleston Neck. The front of the document is a statement by William Roach in which Martha Ball, husband of John Ball, agrees to release the lot to her son Isaac Ball.
