| Date | 1748 |
|---|---|
| Law/Legislation | Law |
| Jurisdiction | VA |
| Title | Chapter V |
| Description/Full Text | An act concerning probate of wills and administration of estates re-enacts earlier legislation and provides slaves may be kept on the plantation to care for crops when the owners die between the first of March and the twenty-fifth of December, until December 25th next following, and such slaves or servants as shall be be ten years or more shall be delivered up to the parties having a legal right to them, well clothed at the charg of the decedent's estate. |
| Additional Information | – |
| Source | Black Laws of Virginia, By: June Purcell Guild |
| Transcriber Notes | – |
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