Source Information

Ancestry.com. Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Licenses and Bonds, 1837-1909 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. This collection was indexed by Ancestry World Archives Project contributors.
Original data:

Record Group 5600, City of Savannah, Georgia Records. City of Savannah, Research Library & Municipal Archives, Savannah, Georgia.


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About Savannah, Georgia, U.S., Licenses and Bonds, 1837-1909

This collection consists of records from the City of Savannah's Clerk of Council related to people and businesses in a variety of occupations and industries. You'll find in these records licenses and bonds for city officers, green grocers, junk shops, pawnbrokers, plumbers, peddler's, police officers, and for the authorization of liquor sales. The following details have been indexed and are available for each record, as applicable.

  • Name
  • Occupation
  • Business Name
  • Record Date
  • Record Place
  • Subject