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The Fruits of
a County Research
Project
Where on Earth is Upson County?
Upson County 1864
upson
county population 1830-70
slaves
named in pre-1865 upson county sources
conclusions
from the county project - pt I
conclusions
from the county project - pt II
do the
conclusions in upson county apply to other places?
how to
learn about antebellum state court systems?
"lesser
known records of slavery"
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Conclusions
from Upson County Project
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Probate, deed and
mortgage records are justifiably the slavery researchers first
resource.
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When time and
resources permit, other miscellaneous records will reveal
information about a select few persons that is not available
in probate and deed records.
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While most probate
records and deeds tend to identify slaves only as items on property
inventories, some rarer and lesser-known records preserve narratives
that provide more biographical information, or preserve interesting
incidents and actions in the lives of slaves.
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Using records from
many sources can potentially provide a surprisingly rich, textured
biography.
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