Ball, William James, 1787-1808

William James Ball was the son of Berkeley County, S.C. plantation owner John Ball (1760-1817). In 1804 William traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland to study medicine, graduated in 1808, and then went to London to study at the hospitals there. Falling ill with consumption, Ball was ordered by his physician to the island of Madeira, where he died in 1808.

From the description of William James Ball family correspondence, 1800-1824. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953404

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