 Baldwin County legal proceeding against Rodney, an enslaved person
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteThomas Holmes Kenan, court clerk for Baldwin County, Georgia, describes the case of Rodney, an enslaved man who is convicted of burning down a cotton gin house. Scope and ContentThis collection consists of one legal proceeding, dated February 1819, describing the sentencing of an enslaved man, Rodney, who is accused of burning down the cotton gin house of the enslaver Major John A. Jones. Thomas Holmes Kenan (1771-1837), court clerk for Baldwin County, Georgia, records the sentence as death by hanging. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationBaldwin County legal proceeding against Rodney, an enslaved man, ms 3932, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||