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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Court Case – State vs. Moore for “assault & beating a negro” (1817)

Enslaved People Named: Not named
Slaveowners: Not named
Date of Case: 1817

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[April Term 1817]

The State
Vs.
James Moore } Assault & beating a negro

True Bill
D. Stewart foreman

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Source: Superior Court minutes, 1809-1821, Liberty County, Georgia, page 286; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes 1809-1821,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H3-W9CQ : accessed 10 Jul 2023), Family History Library Film 008628963, item 2 of 2, image 597 of 653.