They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Ferguson/Robarts)

Enslaved Persons Named: Cassander

On January 1, 1823, Mary A. Ferguson sold to William Robarts for $450 “a negro woman, Cassander.” Witnessed by William H. Ferguson, James Kallender. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on February 19, 1823. 

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. H-I 1816-1831,” Record Book  I, 1822-1831, p. 26. Image #314 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSR4-F?i=313&cat=292358)