Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., November 12, 1801

Title:

Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., November 12, 1801

Date:

1801

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 family's passage to Charleston, Jane Ball's health, numerous deaths from sickness and the burial of Col. Darrell of the Artillery.

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:

Voyages and travels, Health, Education, Death, Letters, Burial, Armies, 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:

11-516-13B (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:

290598