A letter from Henry Laurens Jr. at Mepkin Plantation to John Ball at Kensington Plantation on receiving a letter delivered by the enslaved man Adonis, sending Laurens' mare home, and the poor health of John Ball's father.
The number of sales of Elias Ball of Wambaw which includes the sale of fifty enslaved persons sold in Georgetown. The enslaved persons are divided into nine lots.
A letter from John Ball at Kensington Plantation to his brother-in-law Elias Ball III exiled in Bristol, England discussing Elias Ball's "scurrilous" letter, and the appraisement of Judith Ball's estate with no intention of fraud. John Ball goes on to discuss the poor character of Elias Ball as an executor using examples from family estates, including that of John Coming Ball Sr.'s second wife, Judith Boisseau, their enslaved persons, comparing Elias Ball to " a parable of the servant in the Gospel" with little talent, commenting on his liberality, Elias Ball's accusation that John Ball married Elias's sister for her mother's estate, and Elias's threat to return to the United States to "have justice done."
83 acre parcel of land that shows the land belonging to the estate of William Williamson, shows rice fields, swamp in woods, public drains, and roads. Names associated with this plat are William Williamson, George Haigery, and James Parsons. Notable geographic locations include the Stono River and Wenners.
"Copy of a plat of a tract now belonging to Richard Goughlr." The tract contains 500 acres and states that it was granted to Isaac Lewis on March 21, 1715. Names associated with this plat are Isaac Lewis, John Broughton, John Glover, John Diamond, and Richard Goughlr [?]. Notable geographic locations include Goose Creek, St. James Parish and Black Jon Bay.
A torn letter from Ann Waring at Tranquil Hill to her cousin John Ball on advice that Waring's family "solicited" from John Ball, issues surrounding guardianship for "the girls" a claim on an estate, and Waring's feelings on Josiah Smith as a potential guardian.
Copy of a letter between Elias "Wambaw" Ball and Elias Ball III at Limerick Plantation discussing political magazines, the government, chartering a ship, debts between the Elias's, the arrival of rice, a comparison of a personal saddle "to those used by Fulton's Dragoons," a list of goods shipped from Elias Ball in Bristol to Elias Ball in South Carolina.
