Letter from Elias Ball III to his Brother John Ball, October 3, 1776

Title:

Letter from Elias Ball III to his Brother John Ball, October 3, 1776

Date:

1776

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Elias, 1752-1810

Description:

A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston to his brother John Ball at Kensington Plantation on sending barrels of salt, the current prices for items and sending an enslaved boy to deliver articles to their father.

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, Letters, Salt, Cost, Letter writing, and Enslaved children

Geographic Subject:

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

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-04 (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:

290417