- Collection:
- Hand Family and Business Records, 1872-1985
- Title:
- Deed for enslaved people - Mitchell County - Estate of John Adams to Joseph Taylor
- Creator:
- Hand, Judson Larrabee, 1851-1916
- Date of Original:
- 1861-02-06
- Subject:
- Business records--Georgia
Deeds--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia
Slavery--Georgia--History - People:
- Hand, Frederick Barrow, Sr., 1904-1978
Marshall, George C. (George Catlett), 1880-1959 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Mitchell County, 31.22532, -84.19431
United States, Georgia, Mitchell County, Pelham, 31.12802, -84.15304 - Medium:
- ledgers (account books)
photographs
deeds - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Deed names enslaved persons: Annie, a woman; and Claborn, a boy
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_4248_024-025
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_4248_024-025#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/guan_4248_024-025/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: Hand family and business records, ms4248, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
- Extent:
- 1 page
- Holding Institution:
- Hargrett Library
- Rights:
-
State of Georgia
Mitchell County
Know all men by these presents that we
Hansell Adams and Adam Adams administrators
of the Estate of John Adams late of said county deceased after
public notice made according to law apply on the first
[Monday] in [December] last to Jos J Bradford ordinary of said
county leave to Sell two negroes to wit Annis a woman a slave
and Claborn a boy slave the property of said deceased affairs of
the Estate of the said deceased requiring that said Slaves should
be sold and where as leave to sell Said Slaves was granted by
said ordinary and [publication?] of said Sale being duly made the
under and proceeded in the first [Tuesday] in [February] inst at the
Court house [door] in Camille within the legal hours of Sale
to sell ["two"] slaves at public outcry where said Slaves was knocked
off to Joseph Taylor at and for the Sum two thousand two
hundred and twenty dollars therefore by virtue of the authority
in us vested as administrators as aforesaid we do here by grant
bargain and Sell Slaves Annis a woman Slave and Claborn
a boy slave to him the said Joseph Taylor his heirs and assigns
in consideration of the Sum of two thousand two hundred and
twenty dollars cash in hand in witness whereof we have here unto
Set our hands and affixed our seals this February 6 day 1861
[signed] Hansill Adams
Adam Adams
Administrators on the Estate of John Adams
deceased
Signd Sealed and delivered
in presents of
Samuel Palmer
Ely Holland