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Richard Malcolm Johnston legal document (transfer of enslaved persons), 1859
This collection consists of a legal document transferring property from Richard Malcolm Johnston of Hancock County, Georgia, to Willie Edwards Bonner.
More About This Collection
Creator
Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898
Date of Original
1859
Subject
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Slave records--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia--History
People
Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898
Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
Medium
legal documents
Type
Text
Description
This collection consists of a legal document transferring property from Richard Malcolm Johnston of Hancock County, Georgia, to Willie Edwards Bonner. Includes perceived property of an enslaved woman named Modena (36); her children Horace (14), Charlotte (5), Amy (2), and Caroline (16). Also lists Caroline's children Sidney (2) and Abram (3 months). Malcolm Johnston in turn appoints Ezekiel F. Cothern [Cawthon ?] as guardian of Willie Edwards Bonner.
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library