Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., November 10, 1799

Title:

Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., November 10, 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 Allston's poem at college, that John has "grown very fat," Mr. Williams contracting a disease, the "nature of man," the family leaving for the winter, and the Battalion of the 30th Regiment under John Ball Sr.'s command.

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:

Poetry, Education, Diseases, Letters, Armies, Winter, Sick, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, College students, and Ethics

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:

290559