- Title:
- Richard Malcolm Johnston legal document (transfer of enslaved persons), 1859
- 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
- Format:
- image/jp2
- 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.
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_2391
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Richard M. Johnston legal document, ms2391, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 folder(s)
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
