Ball family correspondence, 1800-1980.

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Ball family correspondence, 1800-1980.

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The bulk of this collection represents the family of William James Ball (1821-1891) of Limerick Plantation (Berkeley County, S.C.). Correspondence (1801-1830s) from the previous generation of his family includes letters of John Ball (uncle of William James Ball) and his wife Anne Simons Ball of Comingtee Plantation, and Keating Simons, father of Anne S. Ball. A letter (1805) from William J. Ball (1787-1808) in Scotland to his brother John Ball at Comingtee Plantation concerns his visit to London, his journey to Edinburgh to become a medical student there, and a "splendid illumination in this city" in honor of Horatio Nelson's victory at Trafalgar. A letter [1833?] from W.D. Gourdin in Cordesville, S.C., to John Ball concerns the pursuit of two runaway slaves camped at "Mepkin old field." The slaves, Morris and Adam, were owned by William Aiken. There are many letters (1840s-1850s) to Julia Cart Ball, wife of William James Ball (1821-1891), some addressed to her at Limerick Plantation. Her correspondents include a friend named Harriet (or "Hal," probably Harriet Mauger), writing mainly from Charleston, whose letters (1841-1844) mention the Cart family and also report on social life and cultural activities in town, such as the "commotion" caused by the visit of an English nobleman, Lord Morpeth. An undated note (ca. 1845) from Hal concerns her wedding to Mr. Waring (Thomas Waring, Jr.). Letters (1843-1850s) from Julia's sister Elize ("Liz," later Mrs. Gray) also discuss social life in Charleston and family matters. One letter (1843) mentions her visit to "the mesmerized lady," which convinced her of the "power of mesmerism." There are also numerous letters to Julia from her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth C. Cart. Many of these are undated and mainly concern family and household matters. Other correspondents into the 1860s include Auguste Taveau, Catherine Theus, Harriet L. Hall, M. Perry, Jane Shoolbred, Catherine G. Poyas, Mrs. Josiah Obear (1848), John Cart, Jr., and Henry Poyas Foster. A letter (1860) from Willie (William J. Ball, Jr., 1842-1880) to his father concerns the political climate in Charleston and describes a secession flag featuring a "palmetto encircled by a rattlesnake...and the motto Vox populi, vox Dei." His letter of 12 Jan. 1861 describes the standoff over Fort Sumter, preparations for the defense of Charleston, and the secession of other states. Another letter (1864) from William on Johns Island, S.C., to his father mentions his brother Isaac Ball, a prisoner of war, and a raid on Mr. Shoolbred's farm which left the family "nearly ruined." Postwar correspondence includes a letter (1867) from Elias Ball to his father William J. Ball regarding his schooling, and describing an incident in Columbia in which a procession of black citizens were upbraided by "two Yankee women" for listening to speeches by Wade Hampton and others. Later 19th-century correspondence includes a letter to Dr. T. Grange Simons from John A. Johnson, quarantine officer at Port Royal, S.C., regarding financial affairs of his office. Twentieth-century correspondence includes letters to Mrs. Elias Ball (Mary How Wilson Ball), and letters (1930s and 1940s) to the family from Dr. Robert Wilson Ball, written mainly from Columbia and locations abroad during World War II.

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Hampton, Wade, 1818-1902

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Wade Hampton (1818-1902) was a planter, Confederate officer, governor of South Carolina, and United States senator. From the guide to the Wade Hampton Papers, ., 1813-1891, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) South Carolina governor. From the description of Letter : Columbia, S.C., to Gen. Conner, 1880 October 31. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 32140158 Confederate Army off...

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 ...

Ball, Mary How Wilson, 1863-1938

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Taveau, Auguste

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Waring, Harriet E. Mauger, 1822-1846

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Aiken, William, 1806-1887

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Foster, Henry Poyas, 1846-1919

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Ball, Robert Wilson, 1900-1974

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Ball, Isaac, active 19th century

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Obear, Julia Saffery, 1813-1901

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Nelson, Horatio Nelson, viscount, 1758-1805

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British naval officer. After his victory at the Battle of the Nile in 1798, Nelson was created Baron Nelson of the Nile and of Burnham Thorpe, Norfolk. The following year he was made Duke of BronteĢ in Sicily for his role in restoring the civil government of Naples after its rescue from the French. From the description of ALS : Brixham, to Emma Hamilton, London, 1801 Feb. 16. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 145506957 Horatio Nelson, British admiral, mad...

Simons, T. Grange (Thomas Grange), 1843-1927

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Cart, Elizabeth C.

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Ball, Anne Simons, 1776-1840

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Cart family.

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Carlisle, George William Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1802-1864

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Theus, Catherine, 1813-1866

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Ball, William James, 1842-1880

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Ball, William James, 1787-1808

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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...

Johnson, John A., 1819-1882

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Simons, Keating, 1753-1834

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Ball, William James, 1821-1891

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Berkeley County and Charleston, South Carolina plantation owner. He was the son of Elizabeth C. Ball (d. 1867) and Isaac Ball (1785-1825), and the grandson of John Ball (1760-1817). William James Ball attended South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) and was the owner of Limerick Plantation (Berkeley County, S.C.). He married Julia Cart (1823-1858) in 1842; his second wife was his cousin Mary Huger Gibbes (1837-1936), whom he married in 1862. From the descripti...

Poyas, Catharine Gendron, 1813-1882

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Ball, Elias

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Perry, M.

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Ball, Julia Cart, 1823-1858

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Waring, Thomas, 1822-1848

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Cart, John

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Gray, Elize Cart

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Eli Gray was a blacksmith in Broken Straw. There is a township by that name in Warren County, Pennsylvania, and a post-hamlet in Chautauqua County, New York. These counties are adjoining. Waterford is mentioned in on of the accounts; this would be Waterford, Pennsylvania, which is not too far from either Broken Straw. From the description of Account book, 1842-1844. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 261233456 ...

Gourdin, W. D.

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