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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Court Case – State vs. Way, Bacon, Bacon, Way for “beating a Negro slave” (1818)

Enslaved People Named: Not named
Slaveowners: Not named
Date of Case: 1818

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The grand jury returned the following bill.

The State
Vs.
Quarterman Way
William Bacon
& Thomas Bacon Jnr
& Moses Way } Indictment Beating a Negro Slave

A true bill
John Winn, Foreman
16 November 1818

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Source: Superior Court minutes, 1809-1821, Liberty County, Georgia, page 310; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes 1809-1821,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H3-W8H : accessed 10 Jul 2023), Family History Library Film 008628963, item 2 of 2, image 609 of 653.