Papers, 1847-1874.

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Papers, 1847-1874.

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This collection consists of fifty-five indexed field books, seventeen indexed miscellaneous notebooks, a line-a-day diary (1848), and a report (1874). These field and miscellaneous notebooks, covering the period 1847 to 1871, reflect Ball's extensive work in surveying and public works, both in Worcester and throughout New England. Ball's role in planning and supervising installation of the water works in Worcester is readily apparent in these books.

3 boxes (72 volumes)5 v. ; octavo.

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Ball, Phinehas, 1824-1894

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Phinehas Ball (1824-1894), the son of Manasseh Sawyer and Clarissa (Andrews) Ball, was born on 18 January 1824 in Boylston, Mass. He married, in 1848, Sarah Augusta Holyoke ( -1864), of Marlborough, Mass.; they had two children. In November 1865, he married Mary Jane Otis, daughter of Benjamin B. Otis. Ball received little formal education; attending the winter's district schools until the age of sixteen and attending two terms at a boarding school in Berlin, Mass., 1841...