Letter from Kensington Plantation Overseer James Coward to John Ball, June 14, 1833

Title:

Letter from Kensington Plantation Overseer James Coward to John Ball, June 14, 1833

Date:

1833

Creator (Personal):

Coward, James

Description:

A letter from Kensington Plantation overseer James Coward to John Ball at Comingtee Plantation discussing the health of the family, the corn, potatoes and rice crops at Kensington and Midway Plantations, and the health of Beck's child.

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, Rice, Health, Letters, Potatoes, Corn, Crops, Plantation overseers, Letter writing, Enslaved women, Enslaved persons, and Enslaved children

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina, Kensington Plantation (Berkeley County, S.C.), and Comingtee Plantation (S.C.)

S.C. County:

Berkeley County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516A-34 (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:

290980