Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., October 28, 1801

Title:

Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., October 28, 1801

Date:

1801

Creator (Personal):

Ball, John Sr., 1760-1817

Description:

A letter from John Ball in Newport, Rhode Island to his son John Ball Jr. at Harvard College in Massachusetts discussing money for John's schooling, and the poor health of Jane Ball sick with a boil on her head, fever and weakness.

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:

Health, Education, Letters, Fever, Money, Sick, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, and College students

Geographic Subject:

Cambridge (Mass.) and Newport (R.I.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-13B (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:

290597