Letter from Ann Ball to her Husband John Ball, April 1, 1823

Title:

Letter from Ann Ball to her Husband John Ball, April 1, 1823

Date:

1823

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Ann, 1776-1840

Description:

A letter from Ann Ball in Charleston to her husband John Ball at Comingtee Plantation discussing the arrival of a boat, hurricane type weather, her parent's poor health, Ann Ball's own suffering with an "oppression at my chest," trouble with the enslaved persons at Limerick and Midway Plantations, and the poor health of "Lewis's Little Keating."

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family

Topical Subject:

Slave records, Plantations--South Carolina, Slavery--South Carolina, Boats and boating, Health, Hurricanes, Weather, Letters, Letter writing, Enslaved persons, and Chest pain

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina, Limerick Plantation (S.C.), and Comingtee Plantation (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516A-27A (1134.00)

Date Digital:

2023-07

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:

290829