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

Title:

Letter from William James Ball to his Father John Ball Sr., December 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 letter writing, damage to the crops in South Carolina, and the British troops in the Napoleonic Wars.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family
Great Britain.Army
University of Edinburgh

Topical Subject:

Plantations--South Carolina, Letters, Armies, Crops, Letter writing, Universities and colleges, Wars, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, and Third Coalition, War of the, 1805

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:

290713