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"An Act For the relief of Austin, otherwise called Austin Dabney, a Free Man of Color."Austin Dabney, an African-American slave who joined a Georgia regiment and was severely wounded during the Revolutionary War, was granted a fractional lot of 112 acres in Walton County in 1821 by the Georgia General Assembly in gratitude for his service to the state.

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Georgia Archives

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Digital Library of Georgia