Letter from Elias Ball III to his Brother John Ball, January 4, 1777

Title:

Letter from Elias Ball III to his Brother John Ball, January 4, 1777

Date:

1777

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Elias, 1752-1810

Description:

A letter from Elias Ball III in Charleston, South Carolina to his brother John Ball at Kensington Plantation on receiving John's letter from the enslaved man Jimmey, an order of shingles, business at the plantation, the weather and word that King George III's troops have been defeated.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Weather, Letters, Soldiers, Shingles, Armies, 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:

11-516-05 (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:

290419