They Had Names

African Americans in Early Records of Liberty County, Georgia

Bryan County Bill of Sale (Baker/Sauls)

Enslaved People Named: Sally

On June 5, 1838, Samuel Baker sold to Mrs. Phereba Sauls for $600 “a certain negro girl by the name of Sally.” Witnessed by M.H. Shuman. Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on December 30, 1839.

Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. E-G 1830-1853, Book E (1830-40), page 391; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS4K-VSG9-Z : 4 Aug 2024), image 216 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.