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Johnston family papers

Papers of the Malcolm Johnston family dating from the nineteenth century that include documents concerning enslaved people owned by the Johnston family: bill of sales for a slave received by Richard Johnston; wills of Malcolm Johnston and E. L. Johnston; “List of property belonging to M. Johnston,” listing 800 acres of land, and the name, sex, age, and monetary value of enslaved people.

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Date of Original
1850/1862

Subject
Slave records--Georgia
Slaves--Georgia
Enslaved persons--Georgia

Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018

Medium
correspondence

Type
Text

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_1629

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

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1. Papers concerning enslaved people

Date of Original:: 1850/1862
Collection:: Johnston family papers
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library