Letter from Kate Tabor to Julia Ball, October 25, 1848

Title:

Letter from Kate Tabor to Julia Ball, October 25, 1848

Date:

1848

Creator (Personal):

Tabor, Kate

Description:

A letter from Kate Tabor to Julia Ball discussing the departure of the Laurens party from her home, the sweet disposition of Eliza, requesting the Lanneau boys to stay in the house to guard them, sending a "knight errant" to aid them, a man on his way to Augusta that "got left by the cars" and needs to stay at the residence, a visit to Graniteville's factory and Methodist church, runaways taking over as operatives at the factory, a visit to the village school, and Mr. Laurens' desire to build a house and three cottages.

Collection Title:

Ball Family Papers, 1631-1895

Contributing Institution:

South Carolina Historical Society

Media Type:

Manuscripts

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Ball family

Topical Subject:

Letters, Factories, Cottages, Schools, Building, Letter writing, Runaways, Methodist church, and Construction

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Aiken County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

11-516A-35 (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:

291027