- Collection:
- Andrew Maybank Jones Family Papers, 1803-1874, 1939
- Title:
- Bill of sale -- Andrew Maybank Jones to Edwin W. Jones
- Creator:
- Jones, Andrew Maybank
- Date of Original:
- 1854-04
- Subject:
- Plantation life--Georgia
Bills of sale
Slavery--Georgia--History
Cotton trade--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Slavery - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- correspondence
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Describes sale of enslaved person named Sam (25). Signed Liberty County
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_1289_001-010-003
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_1289_001-010-003#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_1289_001-010-003/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Andrew Maybank Jones family papers, ms 1289, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 3 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
[001]
State of Georgia
Liberty County
Know all men by
these Presents, that I Andrew Maybank
Jones of the county of Liberty and State
aforesaid, for and in consideration of the
sum of One thousand dollars to me in
hand paid, by Edwin West Jones, of the
county of Liberty and State afore said,
the receipt whereof I do hereby ackn-
owledge, have granted, bargained and
sold, and by these Presents do grant
bargain and sell to the said Edwin
West Jones, His Heirs, Assigns, Administra-
-tors and Executors, the following Negroe
slave, to wit, Sam twenty five years of age;
to have and to hold the said Slave,
to Him the said Edwin West Jones, His
Heirs, Assigns Administrators and Exe-
-cutors forever. And I the said
Andrew, Maybank, Jones for myself my
Heirs, Assigns Administrators and Execu-
-tors the said bargained property unto
the said Edwin West Jones His Heirs
Assigns Administrator and Executors,
[002]
Against me and my Heirs Assigns
Administrators and Executors, and against
all and every other person or persons
whatever, shall and will warrant and
defend by these Presents.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto,
Set my hand and offered my seal
this [blank] day of April 1854[.]
Signed sealed and
delivered in presents
of [blank]
[003]
[middle column]
Bill of Sale of
Sam to Edwin
West Jones
By
Andrew Maybank
Jones
Consideration
$1000.00