Return of John Ball's Taxable Property, 1819

Title:

Return of John Ball's Taxable Property, 1819

Date:

1819

Description:

A tax return of John Ball's taxable property made out and paid to Theodore L. Gourdin. The tax returns include tide swamps, pine land, 459 enslaved persons in St. John's Parish, fifteen enslaved persons in the parish of St. Philip's, 260 enslaved persons at Comingtee/Stoke Plantation, 102 enslaved persons at Kensington Plantation and ninety-seven enslaved persons at Midway Plantation.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Taxation, Swamps, Tax returns, Enslaved persons, and Properties

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina, Kensington Plantation (Berkeley County, S.C.), Comingtee Plantation (S.C.), and Midway Plantation Site (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Berkeley County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-515A_24 (1134.00)

Date Digital:

2023-08

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

290250