Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., May 5, 1800

Title:

Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., May 5, 1800

Date:

1800

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 money sent to Boston, issues with acquiring an overseer, updates on John's brothers, Uncle Bryan traveling to the north to improve his health and the death of "Callaghan."

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, Voyages and travels, Health, Education, Death, Letters, Plantation overseers, 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:

11-516-12A (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:

290568