Certification from Pastor Purcell of St. Michaels in Charleston and Minister George Buist from the Presbyterian Church of Charleston that John Ball is a student in the Charleston Seminary.
A copy of a reference letter from James Simons to the tutors of Cambridge College on behalf of John Ball. Included is a letter from the college stating that a "certificate" is required for any student recommendation.
A note from Pastor Purcell of St. Michaels in Charleston and Minister George Buist from the Presbyterian Church of Charleston. The note mentions supplying a certificate for John Ball to "remedy the defect."
A letter from Elias Ball to John Ball at Kensington Plantation on traveling to PeeDee Plantation, and an issue with Doctor Reed over land that may require legal action.
A tax return for Elias Ball III for acres, pine land, two carriage wheels, 246 enslaved persons, four enslaved persons at the property of Miss Ball and eighty enslaved persons under the account for John Moultrie Jr.
A 1791 plat of Old Field Plantation in St. John's Parish by surveyor John Purcell. The plantation is stated to have originally belonged to Francis Huger but is now the property of John Ball Esq. The plat includes adjacent areas such as lands belonging to Samuel Bonneau, a part of "Childsburry Common" and lands owned by Elias Ball III.
