Letter from Elias Ball II to his son John Ball, July 3, 1775

Title:

Letter from Elias Ball II to his son John Ball, July 3, 1775

Date:

1775

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Elias, 1709-1786

Description:

A letter from Elias Ball II at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina discussing the health of Isaac Ball and requesting white sugarcane and "negro leather."

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Health, Letters, Sugarcane, Sick, Letter writing, Enslaved persons, and Leather

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:

11-516-03 (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:

290391