They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Mann/Grest)

Enslaved Persons Named: June

On December 19, 1840, Luke Mann Jr. sold to Valentine Grest for $335 “a certain negro boy named June…” Witnessed by Samuel Baker, B.E. Maxwell. Recorded on April 15, 1841, 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. 261. Image #459 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9L9-G?i=458&cat=292358)