Letter from Elias Ball III to his Brother John Ball, August 16, 1774

Title:

Letter from Elias Ball III to his Brother John Ball, August 16, 1774

Date:

1774

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Elias, 1752-1810

Description:

A letter from Elias Ball III at Kensington Plantation to his brother John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing a shipment of grapes delivered by the enslaved man Ben and a request for papers.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family

Topical Subject:

Grapes, Slave records, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Shipping, Letters, Letter writing, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.), South Carolina, and Kensington Plantation (Berkeley County, S.C.)

S.C. County:

Berkeley County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-02 (1134.00)

Date Digital:

2023-08

Digitization Specifications:

600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.

Format:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public Domain.

Access Information:

For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.

Admin ID:

290382