They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Bradley/Shaw)

Enslaved Persons Named: Celia

On January 29, 1830, John Bradley, Liberty County, sold to John Shaw, Liberty County, for $400 “one negro girl slave by the name of Celia, eighteen years of age.” Witnessed by James A. Sandiford, William Hope. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on March 20, 1830.

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. 396. Image #506  (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSTR-7?i=505&cat=292358)