Letter from William Ball to his Mother Elizabeth Poyas Ball, October 28, 1864

Title:

Letter from William Ball to his Mother Elizabeth Poyas Ball, October 28, 1864

Date:

1864

Creator (Personal):

Ball, William, 1821-1891

Description:

A letter from William Ball at Limerick Plantation to his mother Eliza C. Ball discussing the birth of William Ball's daughter and Eliza Ball's first granddaughter and the timeline of Faith Ball giving birth. Makes notation on the presence of the enslaved women Masylla and Flora but not Harriet who was sick, and the baby having fingers made to learn how to play the piano "if war ends in time enough for her to learn." The rest of the letter goes on to discuss friends and family visiting the baby, the "negroes" in Charleston, the poor health of Frank, the myrtle berry pickers, and the weather.

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, Weather, Letters, Childbirth, Birth, Sick, Letter writing, Enslaved persons, Midwifery, and Ensalved women

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina, Limerick Plantation (S.C.), and United States History Civil War, 1861-1865

S.C. County:

Berkeley County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516A-36 (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:

291032