John Ball papers, 1680-1840.

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John Ball papers, 1680-1840.

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Papers consist of correspondence, an orderly book, plantation papers including slave records and accounts, wills and estate records, legal documents, and other items. Ball family correspondence (1698-1802) covers a wide array of subjects including plantation affairs, the Revolutionary War, estate matters, the Moultrie family, the education of John Ball, Jr. (1782-1834) at Harvard, social life, militia affairs, the exile and return of Ball's Loyalist cousin Elias Ball (1744-1822) and accusations of embezzlement against Elias Ball, South Carolina politics, and other matters. Correspondence from Charleston (S.C.) and from family plantations of Kensington, Comingtee, Strawberry, Quinby, and elsewhere include letters of John Ball (1760-1817), Elias Ball (1709-1786), Elias Ball, Jr. (1752-1810), Isaac Ball (1754-1776), Jane Ball (d. 1804), and Arnoldus Vanderhorst (1748-1815). Plantation and other Ball family papers (1680-1840) consist of slave records including accounts and registers of slaves at numerous plantations; accounts for groceries and other expenses; "memo books" and notebooks concerning crops and livestock; a travel expense journal (1806); wills and estate papers, many concerning John Coming Ball; tax returns; fomulae for medicine and soap; writings, including a "Dialogue on Phrenology;" receipts; genealogical material; prayers; and other items. Orderly book (1779) of John Ball (1760-1817) is for Colonel Daniel Horry's Light Dragoons.

ca. 415 items.

South Carolina Historical Society

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South Carolina Historical Society

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Ball, Elias, 1744-1822.

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Ball, Jane, 1761-1804.

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Ball, Elias, 1752-1810.

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Ball family.

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Moultrie family.

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Ball, John Coming, 1758-1792

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Ball, John, 1782-1834

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Owner of Comingtee and other Berkeley County, S.C. plantations. John Ball (1782-1834) was the son of John Ball (1760-1817) and his wife Jane. He married Elizabeth Bryan in 1804; his second wife was Ann Simons (1776-1840), daughter of Keating Simons (1753-1834). From the description of John Ball papers, 1802-1895. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953350 ...

Vanderhorst, Arnoldus, 1748-1815

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Christ Church Parish, S.C. plantation owner and politician. Among other properties, Vanderhorst owned houses in Charleston (S.C.) and a plantation on Kiawah Island (S.C.). He was elected as a state representative for his parish in 1772 and afterwards held many political offices, including Governor of South Carolina from 1794 to 1796. During the Revolutionary War Vanderhorst served as captain of a militia company stationed at Haddrell's Point (S.C.), and colonel (1782) under General Francis Mario...

Ball, Isaac, 1754-1776.

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Ball, Elias, 1709-1786.

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Ball, John, 1760-1817.

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John Ball and Keating Simons Ball (1818-1891) were planters of Charleston District, S.C. From the description of John Ball and Keating Simons Ball books, 1779-1911 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 22376782 Rice planter, of Charleston, South Carolina. From the description of Family papers, 1773-1892, 1803-1854. (bulk). (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 17368272 South Carolina plantation owner. The Ball family settled in the Strawberry area o...

Horry, Daniel, d. 1785.

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In response to the expansion of the Continental Army the number of staff was increased and reorganized in 1776. Changes included the creation of a new unit to supplement George Washington's personal staff. This special unit, the Commander in Chief's Guard, was formed on March 12, 1776 with Captain Caleb Gibbs (formerly adjutant of the 14th Continental Regiment and appointed Aid to Major General Greene) as commander. The unit protected Washington, the army's cash, and official papers. ...