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The Lynching of Ben Howard
In December 1864, Ben Howard watched as U.S. soldiers pillaged his slaveowner’s plantation in Liberty County, Georgia, torn between feelings of fear as the soldiers
Elizabeth Somersall
James and John Somersall were white brothers who lived in rice-growing, slave-owning Liberty County, Georgia. They were poor. They owned a few acres of land,
Boston Polite
Boston Polite, a formerly enslaved man in Liberty County, Georgia, presented a claim against the U.S. government for property taken from him by U.S. soldiers
Joseph James – Southern Claims Commission
Claim Summary Claim transcribed by Stacy Ashmore Cole About the Southern Claims Commission The Southern Claims Commmission was set up by Congress in 1871 to
Henry Harris – Southern Claims Commission
Claim Summary Henry Harris, formerly enslaved by James Winn, made a claim to the U.S. Southern Claims Commission in 1873 saying that Sherman’s Army took
Daniel Bryant & the Screven Family
Daniel Bryant, a Liberty County freedman, sued the U.S. government in the 1870s for a mare and food taken from him by Sherman’s Army on
Moses Stewart – Southern Claims Commission
SCC Disallowed Claim Liberty County – Moses Stewart Link Claimant’s Name (Last Name, First Name): Stewart, Moses Listed as “Colored”? (Y/N): Y Amount of Claim:
Daniel Bryant
Born into slavery in Liberty County, Georgia, around 1810, Daniel Bryant did not become free until his 50s, but still was able to amass 40
Daniel Bryant – Southern Claims Commission
COMMENT: This claim was unfortunately extremely faded. It is transcribed below as well as possible. For detailed research on Daniel Bryant’s life, please see https://theyhadnames.net/2025/11/29/daniel-bryant/. Daniel
Frances Brown
In 1873, Frances Brown, a formerly enslaved woman, successfully sued the U.S. government under the U.S. Southern Claims Commission for restitution for poultry, hogs, rice,
Frances Brown – Southern Claims Commission
Frances Brown Southern Claims Commission image Claim transcribed by Stacy Ashmore ColeScroll down to see full transcriptionFor research on Frances Brown, click HERE. About the Southern
Scipio and Susan Bennett – Southern Claims Commission
About the Southern Claims Commission The Southern Claims Commission was set up by Congress in 1871 to adjudicate claims for property taken by U.S. federal
Pulaski Baker – Southern Claims Commission
Claim transcribed by Stacy Ashmore Cole [Transcriber’s Note: Below is a summarization of the original petition documents and a transcript of the Commissioners’ remarks and
Lydia Baker – Southern Claims Commission
Summary ofSouthern Claims Commission Petition By Lydia Baker Claim transcribed by: Stacy Ashmore Cole Lydia Baker SCC Find the digitized original of this claim file
When Charity Has a Past: The John Lambert Estate and the Legacy of Slavery
A man who died in 1786 in Liberty County, Georgia, established a charitable fund that still – more than two centuries later – distributes funds