Collection: Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895 / Contributing Institution: South Carolina Historical Society / Subject (Geographic): South Carolina, Edinburgh (Scotland) - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Start Over Collection Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895 ✖ Contributing Institution South Carolina Historical Society ✖ Subject (Geographic) South Carolina, Edinburgh (Scotland) ✖

11. Letter from Willian James Ball to his Father John Ball Sr., December 29, 1806

Date:: 1806-12-29
Description:: A letter from William Ball in Edinburgh, Scotland to his father John Ball Sr. at Kensington Plantation discussing the weather in Edinburgh, William's opinions on drinking alcohol, his belief that there is no cure for excessive drinking, the "degraded state to which human nature is brought by drunkenness" and the "ill effects it produces on the constitution."

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