The Sparta Ishmaelite is a newspaper in Sparta, Hancock County, Georgia. It is the legal organ of Hancock County.[1] The Ishmaelite was published starting in January 1883. Its archives are on file at the University of Georgia Libraries.[2]

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  1. ^ Report of Legal Organs, Georgia Secretary of State
  2. ^ Eileen B. McAdams
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The Ishmaelite definitely was started before 1883(I don't know how long before) but I cite references going back to 1879. See my book Ambiguous Lives: Free Women of Color in Rural Georgia 1789–1879. Adele Logan Alexander