Letter from William James Ball to his Father John Ball Sr., November 12, 1805

Title:

Letter from William James Ball to his Father John Ball Sr., November 12, 1805

Date:

1805

Creator (Personal):

Ball, William James, 1787-1808

Description:

A letter from William Ball in Edinburgh, Scotland to his father John Ball at Kensington Plantation discussing his travels, classes in physics, chemistry, and anatomy, the "Corsican Hero," and Lord Nelson's death fighting against the French and Spanish.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family
University of Edinburgh
Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805

Topical Subject:

Plantations--South Carolina, Voyages and travels, Education, Death, Letters, Armies, War, Anatomy, Battles, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, French, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Physics, Chemistry, Third Coalition, War of the, 1805, and Spanish

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Edinburgh (Scotland)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516-15 (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:

290712