Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., January 20, 1799

Title:

Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., January 20, 1799

Date:

1799

Creator (Personal):

Ball, John Sr., 1760-1817

Description:

A letter from John Ball Sr. at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball Jr. at Harvard College in Massachusetts on not hearing from their son, inviting Captain Tilden to the plantation, and the suspension of Captain Cochran and "the brig deemed unfit "for the service required, & and the Brig General Pinckney built by Wm. Pritchard taken into service. The letter concludes by discussing a leak in the mill that has damaged business.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Harvard College (1780- )
Ball family

Topical Subject:

Plantations--South Carolina, Education, Letters, Water mills, Generals, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, Employees--Dismissal of, and College students

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Cambridge (Mass.)

S.C. County:

Berkeley County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-11 (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:

290541