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Charles Ball autobiography

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-098

Abstract

First edition copy of the autobiography of Charles Ball titled, “Slavery in the United States; a narrative of the life and adventures of Charles Ball, a black man, who lived forty years in Maryland, South Carolina and Georgia, as a slave...” Published in 1836.

Dates

  • 1836

Extent

1 Linear Feet (1 box)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Mary Kuhlman, 2019.

Existence and Location of Copies

Item can be found online in several places, including:

https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/ballslavery/menu.html

Physical Description

Housed in a custom box. Conserved my the Maryland State Archives Conservation Lab in 2020.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the St. Mary's College of Maryland Archives Repository

Contact:
Calvert Hall
St. Mary's College of Maryland
47645 College Dr.
St. Mary's City MD 20686-3001 United States
240-895-4196