Clarke County, Georgia Slave Records
Courthouse probate inventories, deed book bills of sale, and 1850/1860 Federal Census Slave Schedules for Clarke County, Georgia.
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Clarke County Historical Records
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Probate Inventory (1865)Appraised in estate inventory of Dandridge plantation, evaluated at $1071. Listed alongside family members in probate court ledger.
Henry Lee
Freedman's Bank Log (1865)Opened savings account No. 5389 at Clarke branch. Recorded birthplace as Clarke County, former master listed as White.
Laura Bell
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1865)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Clarke District. Monthly wage stipulated at $13 with rations and lodging provided.
Stephen Howard
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Cooper in Clarke County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 66.
Isaac Chamberlayne
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Hale in Clarke County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 31.
Leah Ross
1860 Slave Schedule Metadata (1860)Enumerated under slaveholder Carter in Clarke County Schedule 2 (Slave Inhabitants). Age recorded as 11.
Hester Nicholas
Estate Division Account (1851)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Clark. Allotted to lot #7 in final decree.
Philip Wood
Estate Division Account (1851)Recorded in estate division between legal heirs of Evans. Allotted to lot #3 in final decree.
Lucy Stewart
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1843)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Clarke District. Monthly wage stipulated at $23 with rations and lodging provided.
Matthew Henderson
Manumission Deed (1843)Deed of emancipation granted by Bennett. Stated freedom to take effect on January 1, 1843.
Victor Faulkner
Freedmen's Bureau Record (1832)Labor contract registered with Assistant Commissioner for Clarke District. Monthly wage stipulated at $19 with rations and lodging provided.