A letter from William Ball in Edinburgh, Scotland to his father John Ball Sr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing his final exams in medical school, the dangers of traveling to France, and discussions of health and diseases.
A letter from Thomas Naylor in Charleston, South Carolina to John Ball Sr. at Kensington Plantation on receiving word regarding the severe state of health William James Ball is in from what the doctor believes is consumption.
A copy of the rules of St. John's Post in which participants establish basic agreements establishing a weekly postal service. A list for all benefactors of the service are included at the end of the document.
General Cutherbert's land on Big Pipe Creek. Names associated with this plat are General Cuthbert, B.H. Roberts, Ball, Peters and David DeSapah [?]. Notable geographic locations include the Savannah River.
The Henry Ravenel Crop Book, 1809-1832 is a book divided into two separate sections that also includes loose notes found within the book. The first section records the names and ages of the enslaved children born on the plantation and the names of their parents. The second half of the book, which appears upside down as the book was flipped for a new section, records the weather conditions, crop farming and the tasks completed by the slaves. The loose papers record the names of the enslaved people, slaves divided and allotted to Henry, Thomas, Rene and William Ravenel, the number of male and female slaves and a note to sell a family of slaves with their names and ages.
A medical bill from Dr. Robert Nesbit to the estate of Benjamin Allston, deceased. The bill includes the names of enslaved persons, their ailment, cost, date and prescription. Notations include treating a "negro girl," and visiting two enslaved persons at PeeDee Plantation.
