Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., May 9, 1802
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- Title:
- Letter from John Ball Sr. to his Son John Ball Jr., May 9, 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 money, family matters, a comparison of education between England and America, morals and principles, and sending the enslaved man Nat to Boston to assist John Ball Jr.
- 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, Education, Letters, Money, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, Enslaved persons, College students, and Ethics
- Geographic Subject:
- South Carolina and Cambridge (Mass.)
- S.C. County:
- Berkeley County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- 11-516-14A (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:
- 290613
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