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

Title:

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

Date:

1799

Creator (Personal):

Ball, John Sr., 1760-1817

Description:

A letter from John Ball at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball Jr. at Harvard College in Massachusetts discussing Jane Ball suffering from finger pains, Uncle Bryan suffering from "fall fever," and a request for a list of John's expenses 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:

Wounds and injuries, Plantations--South Carolina, Education, Letters, Fever, Cost, Pain, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, and College students

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Cambridge (Mass.)

S.C. County:

Berkeley 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:

290561