A letter from Elias Ball in Baltimore, Maryland to his nephew John Ball Jr. in Charleston discussing traveling by vessel with John's brother Isaac, the landscapes of Maryland, the "poor people" and their housing, visiting a bath house, and the "shie" personalities of the people in Baltimore.
Black-and-white photograph of Susanne Ruby. Writing on back of image reads, "I do up my wild hair in a net now. It looked so barbaric when it began to get long. Susanne Ruby. Baltimore."
