- Collection:
- McDuffie Museum Collection
- Title:
- Affidavit, George Murray, Augusta, Georgia, 1820
- Creator:
- Murray, George
- Date of Original:
- 1820-02-02
- Subject:
- Slavery--Georgia--Savannah
Hotels--Georgia--Augusta
Freedmen--Georgia--Augusta
Slavery--Law and legislation--Georgia--Augusta
Affidavits--Georgia--Augusta
Hotelkeepers--Georgia--Augusta - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Chatham County, Savannah, 32.08354, -81.09983
United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484 - Medium:
- affidavits
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Affidavit created by George Murray, a hotel owner who was charged with boarding a slave belonging to Caruchan and Mitchell of Savannah, Georgia. Murray explains that a man named Holden told him that the slave in question was a free man a man named Bob, and and asked Murray to board Bob at his hotel. After boarding Bob for three weeks, Murray sought payment, but Bob left with a man named Kimbell, who claimed that Bob owed him money. Joseph Crane signs the affidavit as a witness. 2 images.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:mcdm_mcd_mcd0027
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/mcdm/mcd/do:mcd0027
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- McDuffie Museum
- Rights:
-
