They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Stevens/Jones)

Enslaved Persons Named: Clarinda, Peggy

On April 26, 1827, Oliver Stevens, Liberty County, sold to Moses Jones for $350 “a female slave named Clarinda, and her child Peggy.” Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on May 2, 1827. 

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. 223-4. Image #419-20  (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSYY-Y?i=418&cat=292358)