The Georgia State Penitentiary was located at Milledgeville. I would assume that is the "prison" you are referring to, not that your ancestor served his sentence in Cass County. Some records are online using a Google search. Check the Georgia State Archives holdings as well for records. Jackie ----- Original Message ----- From: "michelle ganus taggart" <shellt@xmission.com> To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2004 10:13 AM Subject: [GEORGIA] Prison in Georgia 1830's > Does anyone know anything about the prison system that was set up in Georgia in the 1830's and 1840's. My ancestor's brother is listed in "The Georgia Black Book" by Robert Scott Davis. It says that he was in Cass County and lists his crime as "escape". It says that he just served one term for 1 1/2 yrs. (1838-1840) I have not been able to find anything to help me understand what he might have done or if the prison was in Cass itself. Any ideas or suggestions would be very welcome! > > thanks, > Michelle > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Georgia list, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to GEORGIA-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest > List to GEORGIA-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >