Author

Finding aid prepared by Katie L.B. Henningsen

Title

Bland Ballard letter

Date

1877 May 26

Repository

University of Kentucky Special Collections

Conditions Governing Access note

Collection is open to researchers by appointment.

Preferred Citation Note

2011MS084 : [identification of item], Bland Ballard letter, 1877 May 26, University of Kentucky Special Collections.

Extent

0.01 Cubic feet

1 item

Biography/History

Bland Ballard (1819-1879) was a United States federal judge. Born in Shelby County, Kentucky, Ballard spent most of his adult life in Louisville, Kentucky. His son, Bland Ballard, Jr., was a student at Princeton University.

Scope and Content

In the Bland Ballard letter, Ballard writes to his son's physician at Princeton to solicit more information on an ear infection his son has developed.

Subjects

• Princeton University.
• Physicians--Correspondence.

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