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.
Survey of 1,200 acres of land formerly owned by Thomas Stanyarne on the west side of the Cooper River. Mepkin Plantation is mentioned as an adjacent property.
