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Burke County, Georgia, Court of Conscience Record Book

 Collection
Identifier: 1971-0414M

Dates

  • 1775 - 1830

Creator

Conditions Governing Use

Reproduction permissions of any kind must be received, in writing, by donor. Reproduction types include: Photocopies, scans, and/or photographs.

Extent

.50 Cubic Feet : Photostat

Language of Materials

English

General

This Negative Photostate copy of a ledger contains several different types of records. The first pages are Court of Conscience Record (Proceedings) Book, 1775 - 1793 of St. George's Parish (current day Burke County) and Lower River Districts. Between 1732 - 1758 St. George's Parish was known as the District of Halifax. The next section of said ledger, beginning in 1794 - 1830, contains an account book of a small store and blacksmith shop (probably located in lower part of Burke County). Several pages contain family births and deaths, while other pages were used by children for school lessons. Family records related to the Wilder family.

Names, from this Photostat, are transcibed in the Georgia Genealogical Society Quarterly.

Title
Burke County, Georgia, Court of Conscience Record Book
Author
Georgia Archives
Date
April 2024
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States