They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Stevens/Robarts)

Enslaved Persons Named: Caesar

On March 13, 1823, Samuel Stevens sold to William Robarts for $500 “a negro man Caesar…” Witnessed by John F. Williams, Joseph Baisden. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on March 17, 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. 32. Image #317 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSRD-N?i=316&cat=292358)