Ebenezer Burgess Ball

Containers:
Box HPC - Box 37
Creator:
Merritt, J. D.
Language:
English .
Physical description:
Cabinet card photograph, full-length portrait, of Ebenezer Burgess Ball dressed in military uniform with sword. The reverse of the card included an adhered printed label that read, ' My Grandfather was Col. Burgess Ball, a first cousin of Mary Ball-Washington's mother. He married Frances Washington (my grandmother), a niece of Washington. E. B. Ball.'
Dimensions:
Cardboard mount - 3 15/16 in. x 8 3/16 (10 cm x 20.8 cm); Photographic print - 3 11/16 in. x 7 7/16 in. (9.37 cm x 18.89 cm)

Access and use

Location of collection:
The George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
3600 Mount Vernon Memorial Highway
Mount Vernon, VA 22121
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Reference services
Phone: (703) 780-3600
Parent restrictions:
This collection is open for research during scheduled appointments. Researchers must complete the Washington Library's Special Collections and Archives Registration Form before access is provided. The library reserves the right to restrict access to certain items for preservation purposes.