They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Hope/Rials)

Enslaved Persons Named: Delia, Henry

On June 22, 1827, William Hope sold to Jordan Rials [alt: Ryals, Ryalls] in Liberty County for $300 “two slaves, one of which by the name of Delia, a female about thirty years old, the other a boy about eight years old by the name of Henry.” Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on September 28, 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. 368. Image #492  (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSTP-V?i=491&cat=292358)