They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Shepard/Wilson)

Enslaved People Named: Peter

On July 3, 1810, Thomas Shepard, sold to Josiah Wilson, Liberty County Sheriff, “a Negro fellow named Peter.” Witnessed by Nathaniel Law. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on July 5, 1810. 

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. E-G 1801-1816,” Record Book G (1809-1816), p. 92. Image #347 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QL-J9Z5-9?i=346&cat=292358)