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African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Court Case: State vs. William Ward for “having no white overseer on his plantation” (1818)

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

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The State
Vs.
William Ward } Indict. Having no white overseer on his plantation
A true bill
16 November 1818 John Winn, Foreman

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Source: Superior Court minutes, 1809-1821, Liberty County, Georgia, page 313; database with images, “Liberty County Superior Court Minutes 1809-1821,” FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3H3-W9ZF : accessed 10 Jul 2023), Family History Library Film 008628963, item 2 of 2, image 611 of 653.