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Richard M. Johnston legal document

Richard M. Johnston legal document

Descriptive Summary

Title: Richard M. Johnston legal document
Creator: Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898
Inclusive Dates: 1859
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s)
Collection Number: ms2391
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a legal document transferring property from Richard M. Johnston of Hancock County, Georgia, to Willie Edwards Bonner. Personal property includes an enslaved woman named Modina (36) and her children Horace (14), Charlotte (5), Amy (2), and Caroline (16). It also lists Caroline's children Sidney (2) and Abram (3 months). Other items of property include a piano, spectacles, and personal items.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Richard M. Johnston legal document, ms2391, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2018.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Enslaved persons -- Georgia
Johnston, Richard Malcolm, 1822-1898
Legal documents.
Slave records -- Georgia.
Slavery -- Georgia -- History.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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11Legal document