Indexes of Enslaved Persons
in the Richmond County Courts
Richmond County, Georgia, Superior Court Records
Slave Importation Affidavit Registers 1818 to 1854
Slave Index
This book is a compilation of enslaved persons being brought into Georgia that were registered with the Richmond County court. The index abstracts information on the over 21,000 enslaved persons that were mentioned in the Richmond County Superior Court Slave Importation Affidavit Register ledger books from 1818 to 1854. By law, owners of enslaved persons being brought into Georgia were required to register their slaves with the Superior Court.
This compilation of abstracted ledger books, providing both the enslaved and the owner’s names, is 822 pages. Click here to see a sample page. It is hard bound on archival quality paper with a faux leather cover. This book can be purchased for $100 for AGS members or $115 for non-members. Click here to join AGS!
To purchase this book or to read learn more about the book, please click HERE to download the attached flyer and order form.
The Index is available for use at the Adamson Library on the Family Room computer. Please contact us at agustagensociety@comcast.net to schedule an appointment. The Index is also available to current AGS members in the Members Area of this site. This Index is NOT to be downloaded, copied or printed without prior written AGS approval. AGS Members: Click here to see the Index.
Digital and bound hardcopies of all seven of the ledgers can be viewed at the AGS Adamson Library. Bound hardcopies of four of the seven ledgers are at the Richmond County Superior Court also. Digital images of six of the seven ledgers are available online at Family Search. However, none of these copies are indexed and require the use of this book to be able to search the ledgers.
Slave Importation Affidavit Registers 1818 to 1854
Slave Index
This book is a compilation of enslaved persons being brought into Georgia that were registered with the Richmond County court. The index abstracts information on the over 21,000 enslaved persons that were mentioned in the Richmond County Superior Court Slave Importation Affidavit Register ledger books from 1818 to 1854. By law, owners of enslaved persons being brought into Georgia were required to register their slaves with the Superior Court.
This compilation of abstracted ledger books, providing both the enslaved and the owner’s names, is 822 pages. Click here to see a sample page. It is hard bound on archival quality paper with a faux leather cover. This book can be purchased for $100 for AGS members or $115 for non-members. Click here to join AGS!
To purchase this book or to read learn more about the book, please click HERE to download the attached flyer and order form.
The Index is available for use at the Adamson Library on the Family Room computer. Please contact us at agustagensociety@comcast.net to schedule an appointment. The Index is also available to current AGS members in the Members Area of this site. This Index is NOT to be downloaded, copied or printed without prior written AGS approval. AGS Members: Click here to see the Index.
Digital and bound hardcopies of all seven of the ledgers can be viewed at the AGS Adamson Library. Bound hardcopies of four of the seven ledgers are at the Richmond County Superior Court also. Digital images of six of the seven ledgers are available online at Family Search. However, none of these copies are indexed and require the use of this book to be able to search the ledgers.
Richmond County, Georgia, Court Records Books
of Inventories and Appraisements 1785 to 1867
Slave Index
This compilation contains records many of the enslaved who were associated with the Augusta, Georgia area. The index abstracts information on 15,733 persons, who were mentioned as slaves in the Richmond County books of estate, guardian, and trust accounts. The original records are reports to the court of inventories and appraisements of the assets of these estates and how they were dispersed. In many instances, assets were distributed to heirs of the deceased; and their names are also included in the reports to the courts.
This compilation of abstracted estate records, providing both the enslaved and the owner’s names, is 718 pages. Click here to see a sample page. It is hard bound on archival quality paper with a faux leather cover. This book can be purchased for $85 for AGS members or $95 for non-members. Click here to join AGS!
To purchase this book or to learn more about the book, please click HERE to download the flyer and order form.
The Index is available for use at the Adamson Library on the Family Room computer. Please contact us at agustagensociety@comcast.net to schedule an appointment. The Index is also available to current AGS members in the Members Area of this site. This Index is NOT to be downloaded, copied or printed without prior written AGS approval. AGS Members: Click here to see the Index.
of Inventories and Appraisements 1785 to 1867
Slave Index
This compilation contains records many of the enslaved who were associated with the Augusta, Georgia area. The index abstracts information on 15,733 persons, who were mentioned as slaves in the Richmond County books of estate, guardian, and trust accounts. The original records are reports to the court of inventories and appraisements of the assets of these estates and how they were dispersed. In many instances, assets were distributed to heirs of the deceased; and their names are also included in the reports to the courts.
This compilation of abstracted estate records, providing both the enslaved and the owner’s names, is 718 pages. Click here to see a sample page. It is hard bound on archival quality paper with a faux leather cover. This book can be purchased for $85 for AGS members or $95 for non-members. Click here to join AGS!
To purchase this book or to learn more about the book, please click HERE to download the flyer and order form.
The Index is available for use at the Adamson Library on the Family Room computer. Please contact us at agustagensociety@comcast.net to schedule an appointment. The Index is also available to current AGS members in the Members Area of this site. This Index is NOT to be downloaded, copied or printed without prior written AGS approval. AGS Members: Click here to see the Index.