Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., February 22, 1799

Title:

Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., February 22, 1799

Date:

1799

Creator (Personal):

Ball, John Sr., 1760-1817

Description:

A letter from John Ball St. at Kensington Plantation to her son John Ball Jr. at Harvard College in Massachusetts discussing an invitation for Captain Tilden to visit, the Charleston races, a leak under the flood gate at the mill, and Brigadier General W. Washington appointed to a command in the federal army resulting in numerous miliary promotions including that of John Ball Sr. as Major of the 2nd Battalion.

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, Armies, Horse racing, Water mills, Generals, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, Promotions, 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:

290543