They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Hodges/Jones)

Enslaved Persons Named: Hardy

On June 18, 1829, William Hodges, Liberty County, sold to Moses L. Jones, Liberty County, for $375 “a man slave named Hardy, about eighteen years of age.” Witnessed by Newman Bradley Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on June 29, 1829.

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. 359. Image #487  (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSYS-H?i=486&cat=292358)