Page 101 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with two plats. Plat 1 shows lots located between Washington Street and Wharf Street, and between Calhoun Street and Laurens Street. Plat 2 shows lots located near the intersection of Rutledge Avenue and Line Street, with several buildings labelled.
A letter from financial agent George Lockey in England to John Ball Sr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing Lockey's and William James Ball's passage to England, the start of William's schooling, and a blockade in Europe.
A letter from William Ball in Edinburgh, Scotland to his father John Ball Sr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing money, the winter in Scotland, yellow fever in Charleston and that "our medical men have never attempted the cure of it by the affusion of cold water." The letter goes on to state William's opinions on finding a cure for yellow fever, and the birth of a baby boy between John Ball Sr. and his second wife Martha Taveau.
Page 140 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with six plats. Plat 1 shows lots and structures located on and near Queen Street, between King Street and Meeting Street. Plat 2 shows lots located on Rutledge Street. Plat 3 shows lots located between George Street and Burns Lane, near where they intersect with Meeting Street. One lot is labelled "Property of Charleston High School." Plat 4 shows lots and structures located between Lynch Street and the Ashley River, near Broad Street and Beaufain Street. Plat 5 shows lots and structures located on the corner of King Street and Society Street. Plat 6 shows the same area as Plat 5, but with some changes to the structures.
Page 78 of the City Engineer's Plat Book with five plats. Plat 1 features land and lots located near the Ashley River, including geographic features such as marshland, high land, and bodies of water. Plat 1 also shows Boundary Street, Hutson Street, Doughty Street, Bee Street, Elliot Street, Cannon Street, President Street, and Thomas Street. Plat 2 shows a city block between Doughty Street and Bee Street, and between President Street and Thomas Street, with some marsh labelled. Plat 3 features land and lots located near the Ashley River, with shoals and streams labelled. Plat 3 also shows Boundary Street, Pinckney Street, Cannon Street, Hutson Street, Doughty Street, and Bee Street. Plat 4 shows lots located near the intersection of Calhoun Street and Lucas Street, and shows several structures and a stretch of a creek. Plat 5 shows lots features lots located between Lucas Street and Ashley Street, and Mill Street and Doughty Street. Plat 5also shows Palmetto Street, President Street, and a lot labelled "U. S. Arsenal Square."
A letter from William Ball in Frenchay, England to his father John Ball Sr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing William's arrival in England, the health of his cousin Eleanor, the death of his Royal Highness Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, and news about an army of Austrians and Russians marching into France and Spain to reinstate the House of Bourbon.
A letter from William James Ball in London, England to his brother John Ball Jr. in Charleston discussing his travels to get to Edinburgh, Scotland, visiting acquaintances, and an inquiry into the courtship between their brother Isaac and Miss Hannah.
A letter from financial agent George Lockey in England to John Ball Sr. in Charleston, South Carolina on a watch that Ball ordered, William James Ball's expenses in Edinburgh, and the price of rice and cotton in England.
A letter from Elias Ball in Boston, Massachusetts to his nephew John Ball Jr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing travel with John's brother Isaac, meeting acquaintances, their future travel plans, ordering a carriage with horses, and requests for "negro cloth" and mending clothes for enslaved persons.
A letter from William Ball in Edinburgh, Scotland to his brother John Ball Jr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing letter writing, the birth of their twin sisters, the death of Mr. Fraser, their Uncle Elias Ball and brother Isaac Ball's excursions, and the music of the Scottish Highlands.
