Letter from Elias Ball III to his Brother Isaac Ball, November 13, 1775

Title:

Letter from Elias Ball III to his Brother Isaac Ball, November 13, 1775

Date:

1775

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Elias, 1752-1810

Description:

A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston, South Carolina to his brother Isaac Ball at Kensington Plantation discussing old schooners filled with dirt to be sunk in "Hog Island Crick" to "prevent men of war cuming up that way." However, Elias Ball III recounts that Captain Tufts, after sinking three of the four boats, was discovered, and fired upon. The other side of the letter discusses the crop at Comingtee Plantation and allowing the enslaved person Pompey to have nails to finish the garden.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

United States. Continental Army
Ball family

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Gardens, Letters, Schooners, Soldiers, Naval battles, Crops, Letter writing, and Enslaved persons

Geographic Subject:

Charleston (S.C.), South Carolina, Kensington Plantation (Berkeley County, S.C.), and United States History Revolution, 1775-1783

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-03A (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:

290404