They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Spencer/Robarts)

Enslaved Persons Named: Kate, Die, Mary

On April 2, 1839, S. Spencer signed that he had received $1300 for “Negro woman Kate & her two children Die and Mary” from William Robarts. Witnessed by R.S. Baker, E.H. Bacon, J.I.C.L.C. Recorded on May 30, 1839, 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. K-L 1831-1842,” Record Book L, 1838-1842, pp. 119. Image #387 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9KR-Q?i=386&cat=292358)