Georgia Black Book: Morbid, Macabre and Disgusting Records of Genealogical Value

Greenville: Southern Historical Press. New. 1982 (2007). Hardcover. 452 pages. The contents of this book include chapters on: Horse Thieves and Other Charming People, 1754-1823; Liars, 1810-1938 - the Georgia Land Lottery Fraud Papers; Convicts, 1817-1850 - Convict Records; Murders, Murderers and Murder Victims, 1823-1969 - from Governor's Proclamations (issued for offering rewards for killers who had fled justice, 1823-1960; Convicts, 1831-1871 - which includes prison, number or name and aliases, date entered prison and county in which convicted; Insane Asylum Inmates, 1853-1870 - which includes the person's number, name and county of residence and when admitted; Principal Keeper's Reports, 1866-1873, Lists of Convicts to Fill Gaps in the chapter on Convicts; Racial Incidents, 1865-1868 - reports of racial violence against blacks in Reconstruction Georgia; Central register of Convicts, 1867-1879 - this continues the earlier chapters on Murders, etc; More Murders, Murderers, and Murder Victims, 1869-1900 - a continuation of the earlier chapter on this subject; Central register of Convicts, 1872-1897 - a continuation of a listing of convicts ... and Other Sources Equally Disgusting. This volume contains the names of over 13,500 persons. .