They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Winn/Fleming)

Enslaved Persons Named: Hagar, Robert

On January 4, 1844, Wm. [William] Winn acknowledged receipt of $380 as payment from J.S. Fleming for “the Negroes named Hagar & Robert.” Witnessed by Henry Way, T.W. Quarterman, J.P. Recorded by E. Way, Clerk.

Source: Family Search.org. Liberty County Superior Court “Deeds and mortgages, 1777-1920; general index to deeds and mortgages, 1777-1958,” Film: Deeds & Mortgages, v. M-N 1842-1854,” Record Book M, pp. 171. Image #114 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-5H51?i=113)