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From the Morgue
Sharon Sanders

Wills shed light on slavery

Posted Thursday, October 9, 2014, at 12:00 AM

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  • Found it rather interesting reading the property abstract for the house, as it contained wills and codicils relating to the disposition of the property as well as the inclusion of other items, dating back to January 1821, dang, almost 200 years ago.

    One entry, dated 26 April 1856 reads "... I also will and bequeath to my wife, Negro boy Toby now about twelve years old, until he is twenty one years old, after which time he is to be and I do hereby declare it, he is to be free and emancipated from involuntary servitude; also Emily a negro girl slave named, aged about ten years, until she is twenty years old, she is and I declare her to be free at that age."

    Kinda puts a different perspective on things, from being something read about, to some tangible connection - that being the house now sits on property once owned by a slaveholder back then ...

    -- Posted by fxpwt on Sat, Oct 11, 2014, at 11:52 AM