Letter from Isaac Ball to his Brother Elias Ball, December 1, 1824

Title:

Letter from Isaac Ball to his Brother Elias Ball, December 1, 1824

Date:

1824

Creator (Personal):

Ball, Isaac, 1785-1825

Description:

A letter from Isaac Ball in Charleston to his brother Elias Ball in Liverpool discussing the birth of Elias's nephew, "Swinton" being a sponsor for the child's baptism at St. Philip's Church, a spread of yellow fever in Charleston and that between August and November, 236 persons had died from the disease including Isaac Ball's son at the age of nine. The letter goes on to discuss the weather, the destruction of crops, a visit from Swinton, Caroline and Mr. Laurens and weddings in Charleston.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family
St. Philip’s Church (Charleston, S.C.)

Topical Subject:

Weddings, Weather, Death, Letters, Baptism, Sponsors, Crops, Yellow fever, Birth, and Letter writing

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina and Liverpool (England)

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516A-30 (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:

290851