Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., October 29, 1799

Title:

Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., October 29, 1799

Date:

1799

Creator (Personal):

Ball, John Sr., 1760-1817

Description:

A letter from John Ball in Charleston, South Carolina to his son John Ball Jr. at Harvard College in Massachusetts discussing "the sickly season," the health of the family, those suffering from the "prevailing fever" also referenced as yellow fever or "black vomit," the conditions of the rice and cotton crops, the Regiment of Artillery, and an inquiry into the parties John attends at school.

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:

Rice, Cotton, Parties, Education, Diseases, Letters, Artillery, Fever, Armies, Crops, Yellow fever, Sick, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, and College students

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Cambridge (Mass.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-11B (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:

290558