Oaths to restrict liquor sales to enslaved and free persons of color


Descriptive Summary
Title: Oaths to restrict liquor sales to enslaved and free persons of color
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: 1853-1854
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.1 Linear Feet 2 folders
Collection Number: ms4559
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

This collection contains two documents from Dooly County, Georgia with four signed oaths from merchants to restrict the sales of liquor to any enslaved person or free person of color without the owner, overseer, employer, or guardian's consent.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item, box, folder], Oaths to restrict liquor sales to enslaved and free people of color, ms4559, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

African Americans -- Civil rights

Dooly County (Ga.)

Free African Americans -- History.

Merchants -- Georgia.

Oaths.

Slavery -- Georgia -- History.