Georgia, Supreme Court, Milledgeville : Cobb and wife and Jones and wife v Battle, propounder and executor, June 1866.

Pierce Bailey made his will in 1861 and died in 1863. The probate of the will was challenged by the Cobbs and Joneses on the grounds that it was void as contrary to Georgia's statutes against manumission. The will bequeathed all Bailey's property, including slaves, land and livestock, to h...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Enslaved children Court records Livestock Plantations Enslaved persons > Emancipation Enslaved women
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