Copy of a Letter from Elias Ball IV to Elias Ball III in Exile, April 8, 1793

Title:

Copy of a Letter from Elias Ball IV to Elias Ball III in Exile, April 8, 1793

Date:

1793

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Elias, 1752-1810

Description:

A letter from Elias Ball IV in Charleston to Elias "Wambaw" Ball III exiled in Bristol, England discussing the situation in "Old England," a possibility of there being no king in England, opinions on France for "taking the hed of Lewe," and the shipping of goods and the current weather in Charleston.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family
Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793

Topical Subject:

Shipping, Weather, Letters, Letter writing, Exile, Monarchy, and Beheading

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Bristol (England)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-09 (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:

290443