Letter from Ann Ball to her Husband John Ball, November 8, 1823

Title:

Letter from Ann Ball to her Husband John Ball, November 8, 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 the health of their son Keating, Eliza and her newborn child, placing Sylvy in the kitchen at the present time, Mary having been in the kitchen previously during Eliza's absence but is now sick, visits from Isaac Ball, Mr. Pinckney's horse throwing him off and suffering leg injuries, and Scipio returning from his rounds.

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, Wounds and injuries, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Horses, Health, Letters, Letter writing, Enslaved women, Enslaved persons, and Newborn infants

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Comingtee Plantation (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516A-27B (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:

290836