Letter from John Jacob Ischudy to John Ball, February 16, 1834

Title:

Letter from John Jacob Ischudy to John Ball, February 16, 1834

Date:

1834

Creator (Personal):

Ischudy, John Jacob

Description:

A letter from John Jacob Ischudy to John Ball at Comingtee Plantation discussing a delayed visit due to rain, and the departure of the enslaved woman Phyllis from the rectory (believed to have gone to Comingtee Plantation) with the hope that "she might be at liberty to idle away." The letter goes on to discuss an earlier situation with Phyllis breaking the Ischudy's rules regarding "servants" eating breakfast and dinner. Due to her behavior, Ischudy writes that Phyllis was whipped with a "chincopen switch" and gave her "five or six cuts upon the shoulders." He ends his letter stating that Phyllis "has not been ill treated" and wishes for John Ball to punish her if she arrives at Comingtee 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, Letters, Punishment, Parsonages, Household employees, Rain and rainfall, Flagellation, Letter writing, Enslaved women, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Comingtee Plantation (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Berkeley County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516A-31 (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:

290872