Collection: Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895 / Date: 1698 - Lowcountry Digital Library Catalog Search Search Results

Date:: 1698
Description:: A copy of a letter from Affra Harleston Coming to her sister in which she describes her grief after the death of her husband, John Coming Ball, from "the gout, which seized him after a violent manner for several months with extreme fits of shaking and coldness…" She also expresses concern over her safety in her newfound status as a widow. The remainder of the letter discusses John Coming Ball's wishes for his estate.

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