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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Bacon/Chapman)

Enslaved Persons Named: Patty

On March 8, 1831, William H. Bacon sold to Francis Chapman for $300 “a certain negro girl slave named Patty.” Witnessed by Robert J. Wheeler. Recorded on January 16, 1832, by E. Baker, 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 K, 1831-1838, p. 21. Image #45 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-T9VV-T?i=44&cat=292358)