They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bill of Sale (Butler/Baker)

Enslaved People Named: Moses

On April 6, 1820, Shem Butler sold to William and John Osgood Baker for $450 “a male slave named Moses.” Witnessed by John S. Quarterman, Uriah Wilcox. Recorded in Liberty County Superior Court on June 16, 1820. 

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 H (1816-1822), p. 334. Image #200 (Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS42-SSTW-Q?i=199&cat=292358)