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Affidavit regarding importation and sale of enslaved people, 1801 July 3, August 26
This collection consists of a testimony of Savannah slave traders (enslavers) Hector Mitchell and "Mr. Gairdner", who swore that "sometime in the year [1797] a parcel of [thirty-six enslaved people] was picked up at sea."
More About This Collection
Creator
Savannah (Ga.)
Camden County (Ga.)
Date of Original
1801-07-03, 1801-08-26
Subject
Slavery--Georgia--History
Slave trade--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
People
Mitchell, Hector
Scott, George
Garvin, David
Kinnard, John
Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
Medium
affidavits
Type
Text
Description
Consists of testimony of Savannah slave traders (enslavers) Hector Mitchell and "Mr. Gairdner", who swore that "sometime in the year [1797] a parcel of [thirty-six enslaved people] was picked up at sea." Mitchell and Gairdner, agents for enslavers John and James McBurney had the persons placed in jail; an ordinance of the Savannah city council arranged the sale of these persons to David Garvin. The statement goes on to mention that John Kinnard now holds perceived ownership of six of the enslaved persons of the original group. , These six enslaved people are named Baptiste, Gilbert, Peters, Edward, Louis and John Louis
Language
eng
Holding Institution
Hargrett Library
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