Letter from William James Ball to his Father John Ball Sr., September 7, 1805

Title:

Letter from William James Ball to his Father John Ball Sr., September 7, 1805

Date:

1805

Creator (Personal):

Ball, William James, 1787-1808

Description:

A letter from William Ball in Frenchay, England to his father John Ball Sr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing William's arrival in England, the health of his cousin Eleanor, the death of his Royal Highness Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, and news about an army of Austrians and Russians marching into France and Spain to reinstate the House of Bourbon.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family
William Henry, Prince, Duke of Gloucester, 1743-1805
Bourbon, House of

Topical Subject:

Voyages and travels, Health, Diseases, Death, Letters, Armies, War, Letter writing, Princes, Austrians, Russians, and Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.) and England

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-15 (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:

290710