Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., February 28, 1802

Title:

Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., February 28, 1802

Date:

1802

Creator (Personal):

Ball, John Sr., 1760-1817

Description:

A letter from John Ball Sr. at Kensington Plantation to his son John Ball Jr. at Harvard College in Massachusetts discussing John's improved health, sending the enslaved man Nat to Boston assist John, the weather, and the rice crops.

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:

Slave records, Slavery--South Carolina, Rice, Health, Education, Letters, Crops, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, Enslaved persons, and College students

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Cambridge (Mass.)

S.C. County:

Berkeley County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-14 (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:

290609