nslaved People Named: Prince, Joe, Elsy, Rose
On March 31, 1856, William Law, Chatham County, used as collateral to secure a loan of $1260 to William Law by the Bank of the State of Georgia “the following named negro slaves now on the plantation of the said Wm. Law in Bryan County – viz Prince & Joe two prime men and Elsy & Rose two prime women with the issue and increase of the female slaves.” Witnessed by . Recorded in Bryan County Superior Court on May 1, 1856.
Bryan County, Georgia, Deeds & Mortgages, v. H-J 1853-1874, Book H (1853-1860), page 234-6; digitized microfilm accessed through catalog, FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSLZ-1971-R : 3 Apr 2025), image 132-3 of 682; microfilm #007899047, citing original records of Bryan County Superior Court.