Letterbook, 1743-1759 [microform]. 1743-1759.

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Letterbook, 1743-1759 [microform]. 1743-1759.

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Reflects Ball's family relationships and business interests during his time in England. Of special interest are his letters to Joseph Chinn, the nephew who managed the Northern Neck estate, which outlines Ball's instructions concerning the care and discipline of slaves and the management of that plantation.

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Ball, Joseph, b. 1869.

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Lawyer and landowner. Ball was the stepbrother of Mary Ball, mother of George Washington. He spent the latter part of his life in England. From the description of Letterbook, 1743-1759 [microform]. 1743-1759. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 50985798 ...

Chinn, Joseph William, 1798-1840

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U.S. Congressman from Virginia. From the description of Address before Union College, Schenechtedy, N.Y. [manuscript], 1819 July 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647956813 ...

Washington, Mary Ball, 1708-1789

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Mary Washington (née Ball; born sometime between 1707 and 1709 – August 25, 1789), was the second wife of Augustine Washington, a planter in Virginia, and the mother of George Washington, the first President of the United States, and five other children. Washington lived a large part of her life in Fredericksburg, Virginia, where many monuments were erected in her honor and a university plus other public buildings bear her name....

Ball family.

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