Georgia, Savannah City Jail Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
Index and images of registers from the Savannah city jail in Savannah, Georgia.

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The following information may be found in these records:


 * Name
 * White or Black
 * Date
 * Committed by
 * Committed for


 * Remarks
 * Fines
 * Cost
 * Discharged by and date

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 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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Research Helps

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Family History Library Holdings

 * City Court. Sheriff. Jail records, 1855-1873
 * City Marshal. City Marshal's sale records 1896-1902, and, jail book 1805-1815
 * City Marshal. Record of jail fees, 1857-1858

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