Enslaved People Named: Not named
Slaveowners: Not named
Date of Case: 1814
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The State vs. Samuel Tanner } Indictment for purchasing from a slave without the license of his owner
True Bill
D. Stewart foreman
We find the defendant guilty.
28th March 1814 Wm. [William] Maxwell, foreman
It is considered, & ordered by the Court that the defendant do pay a fine of one hundred dollars, and be thereafter discharged upon payment of costs.
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Source: Superior Court minutes, 1809-1821, Liberty County, Georgia, page 219; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes 1809-1821,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H3-W9FC : accessed 11 Jul 2023), Family History Library Film 008628963, item 2 of 2, image 564 of 653.