Copy of a Letter from Elias Ball IV to Elias "Wambaw" Ball in Exile, March 10, 1785

Title:

Copy of a Letter from Elias Ball IV to Elias "Wambaw" Ball in Exile, March 10, 1785

Date:

1785

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Elias, 1752-1810

Description:

A letter from Elias Ball IV at Limerick Plantation to Elias "Wambaw" Ball III exiled in Bristol, England discussing family, health, the upcoming marriage between Elias Ball III's daughter and "young Moultrie," the lands of England, the South Carolina legislature passing a tax bill on enslaved persons, agreements with the "Torey's," a bill of exchange for money due and accounts current, the removal of "Old Tom" from Wambaw, missing enslaved runaways, the work of various enslaved persons, and the sale of Elias Ball III's enslaved persons for cash by Mr. Gaillard.

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, Taxation, Health, Marriage, Fugitive slaves, Letters, Selling, Letter writing, Legislative bodies, Runaways, Accounts current, Enslaved persons, and Exile

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina, Limerick Plantation (S.C.), and Bristol (England)

S.C. County:

Berkeley County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-07 (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:

290423