Georgia marriage license between Ezekiel Leonard and Marry Hammond

Object Details

Printed by

Unidentified

Written by

Albert W. Bethune, American, 1846 - 1872

Subject of

Ezekiel Leonard

Marry Hammond

Description

Printed marriage license from Talbot County, Georgia certifying the marriage of Ezekiel Leonard and Mary Hammond. The document is cream colored with printed and handwritten text. The text reads [The State of Georgia, Talbot County. / To any Judge, Justice of the Inferior Court, Justice of the Peace, / or Minister of the Gospel: / YOU ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED / To join Ezekiel Leonard (Col’) and / Mary Hammond (Col’) / IN THE HOLY STATE OF / MATRIMONY, / According to the Constitution and Laws of the State, and for so doing this be your / sufficient / LICENSE. / given under my Official Signature and Seal of Office this 8 day of Jan 1869 / A. W. Bethune Ordinary.] The bottom third of the document only has printed text with the spaces to be handwritten left blank. It reads [State of Georgia_County / I Hereby certify that_and_were duly joined and Matrimony, by me this_day of_18_ / The above will not be received on return unless stamped with a Revenue Stamp of five cents.] An imprinted stamp is on the front at center left. The stamp reads [ORDINARY COURT / TALBOT CO. / GEORGIA.] Handwritten in brown ink on the left side of the document is [Ezekiel Leonard Jr.] handwritten in brown ink on the back the document at top is [1869.]

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

January 8, 1869

Object number

2010.1.10

Restrictions & Rights

Public domain

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Type

marriage licenses

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 13 x 8 in. (33 x 20.3 cm)

Place used

Talbot County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

American South

Emancipation

Families

Law

Marriage customs and rites

Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877

Slavery

Record ID

nmaahc_2010.1.10

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54a7f5b09-e2f7-4f77-a18b-2926a41c4ada