[Transcriber’s Note: M.E. Varnedoe was Mary Ellen Varnedoe, the daughter of Nathaniel Varnedoe. James S. Cozby was her half-brother through her mother, Hannah Cozby Varnedoe.]
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Received of S.M. Varnedoe former Guardian of M.E. Varnedoe all the Negroes, lands, money and chattels, belonging to said minor in full and I hereby express my approval of his (S.M. Varnedoe’s) management of the estate of said minor during the term of his Guardianship. Jan’y 24, 1863
In presence of
W.P. Girardeau
Ordinary Liberty County
[Signed] James S. Cozby
Recorded [in Liberty County Superior Court] this 4th Feby 1863.
S.A. Fraser, clerk
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Liberty County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, 1860-1870, Book P, page 244; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C3QP-RSRP-2 : accessed 29 Oct 2023), Family History Library microfilm 008564333, “Deeds & Mortgages, v. O-P 1854-1870,” image 494 of 699, item 2 of 2; citing original records of Liberty County Superior Court, Georgia.