The Constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 1823-1832, September 21, 1830, Image 1
Daily Chronicle & Sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1837-1876, May 03, 1841, Image 4
Daily Chronicle & Sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1837-1876, May 03, 1841, Image 4
Daily chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1837-1876, May 03, 1841, Image 4
Augusta chronicle, and Georgia gazette. (Augusta, Ga.) 1817-1820, October 15, 1817, Image 4
Daily chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1837-1876, January 31, 1845, Image 4. Notice how Caroline, Eliza, Jennet, and Susan are sold alongside two mules. Think about how dehumanizing that must have been.
Auction and Administrative Sales
- Jude, woman: Burke Sheriff Sale, property of B. G. Harvey, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, The Constitutionalist (Augusta, Georgia), printed May 19, 1826, Image 4
- Jim, man; Lucy, woman: Burke Sheriff's Sale, property of F. J. Burns, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, The Constitutionalist (Augusta, Georgia), printed May 19, 1826, Image 4
- Wade, man: Burke Sheriff's Sale, property of Michael Wiggins, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, The Constitutionalist (Augusta, Georgia), printed May 19, 1826, Image 4
- Grace, girl: Burke Sheriff's Sale, property of Frederick R. Shubart, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, The Constitutionalist (Augusta, Georgia), printed May 19, 1826, Image 4
- Olive, woman: Burke Executor's Sale, "sold for the benefit of the heirs and creditors of Lewis Lodge", to be sold at Waynesboro court house, The Constitutionalist (Augusta, Georgia), May 25, 1827, Image 4
- Moses, man; Chaney, woman: Burke Sheriff Sale, property of James Cates, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, Daily Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia), printed June 29, 1841, Image 4
- Rener, girl: Burke Sheriff Sale, property of A. B. Cook, to be sold at Waynesboro court house, Daily Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia), printed June 29, 1841, Image 4
- Mike, man: Burke Sheriff Sale, property of A. J. Cowart, to be sold at Waynesboro court house, Daily Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia), printed June 29, 1841, Image 4
- Ben, boy: Burke Sheriff Sale, property of Eli Wooten, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door Daily Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia), printed June 29, 1841, Image 4
- Chloe; Lonon; Peggy; Fanny: Burke Sheriff Sale, property of Payne Lovell, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, Daily Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia), printed June 29, 1841, Image 4
- Caroline, girl; Eliza and her two children Jennet and Susan: Burke Sheriff Sale, property of Enoch Byne, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, Daily Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia), printed January 31, 1845, Image 4
- Western, boy: Burke Sheriff Sale, property of Elijah Byne, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, Daily Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia), printed January 31, 1845, Image 4
- Dick, carpenter; Narcissa; Rebecca; Lucinda, infant: Burke Administrator's Sale, property of George W. Collins, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, Georgia Constitutionalist and Republic (Augusta, Georgia), December 13, 1854, Image 7
- Sam, 45 year old man; Handy, 23 year old man; Randol, 15 year old boy; Limerick, 14 year old boy; Kelsey, 42 year old woman; Easter, 21 year old girl; Nancy, 16 year old girl: Burke Administrator's Sale, property of the estate of Stephen Mills, to be sold at Waynesboro court house door, "purchasers to pay for titles", Georgia Constitutionalist and Republic (Augusta, Georgia), December 13, 1854, Image 7
African Americans in Antebellum Newspapers
African Americans appeared in antebellum newspapers in two main ways: runaway slave advertisements and sheriff sales.
The texts below list just some of the enslaved people from Burke County who fled bondage or were sold in sheriff sales.
Georgia Historic Newspapers is a free online repository containing hundreds of digitized Georgia newspapers from 1763 to the present. It is the source of most of the information below.
Another source is Runaway Slave Ads, Savannah Republican, 1819 – 1823, Compiled by Emma Rountree, DH Summer Intern, 2014
Runaway Slave Advertisements
- Charles: enslaved by Gamer Fairchild, ran away November 25, 1819. Savannah Republican, printed December 10, 1819
- Brutus: enslaved by Alexander Douglass, formerly enslaved by Major Deveaux of Savannah, ran away March 12, 1820. Savannah Republican, printed March 25, 1820
- Tom: enslaved by Lewis Burnes, 2 months escaped, ran away March 25, 1820. Savannah Republican, printed April 5, 1820
- Jim: enslaved by Joseph Thomas, ran away May 9, 1820. Savannah Republican, printed May 11, 1820
- Ben: enslaved by William Douglass, ran away August 14, 1820. Savannah Republican, printed August 19, 1820
- Paul: enslaved by William Urquhart, 17 months escaped, ran away July 11, 1821. Savannah Republican, printed July 17, 1821
- Harry: enslaved by Recey Rostwick, ran away July 12, 1821. Savannah Republican, printed July, 17, 1821
- Suckey: enslaved by George Henderson, smallpox scars, ran away November 14, 1822. Savannah Republican, printed November 25, 1822
- Davey and Jacob: enslaved by Noey Smith, ran away December 25, 1822. Savannah Republican, printed April 28, 1823
- Bob: enslaved by Henry Bines, 2 months escaped, fourth time escaping. Savannah Republican, printed August 7, 1823
- Richard: enslaved by Baldwin B. Miller, scars on left leg because of dog bite, $20 reward, $50 reward if he is found with a white man, Daily Chronicle and Sentinel (Augusta, Georgia), Image 4, printed February 3, 1841
- Leiah: enslaved by M. Thorn, 3 months escaped, ninth time escaping, A Friend of the Family, Image 3, printed July 13, 1850
- Gabel: enslaved by William Herrington, bought from Heckle and Wilson of Augusta, Georgia, $10 reward. Herrington believed Gabel would try to return to Augusta. Ran away on May 29, 1859. Weekly Constitutionalist, June 15, 1859. Herrington put another ad out on August 17, 1859 in the Daily Constitutionalist. He raised the reward to $25.