Letter from Ann Ball to her Husband John Ball, April 4, 1823

Title:

Letter from Ann Ball to her Husband John Ball, April 4, 1823

Date:

1823

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Ann, 1776-1840

Description:

A letter from Ann Ball in Charleston to her husband John Ball at Comingtee Plantation discussing John Ball's trouble with his "gang of negroes" at Midway Plantation and how they complained to Eliza. Makes notation, "let me entreat you my Dear John not to be tempted to anything like cruelty." The letter goes on to discuss Ann Ball's concerns over feeling the effects of her own "house people," the health of her parents, their children and family friends.

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, Health, Letters, Letter writing, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Comingtee Plantation (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516A-27A (1134.00)

Date Digital:

2023-07

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:

290828