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| Date | 8 Nov 1837 |
| Record Name (Somerset County, MD) | SO County Bonds (1834-1842) |
| Citation (Liber:Folio) | JP13:96-97 |
| Name Referenced | Levin Pollitt (estate) |
| Record Type | Distribution of Negroes |
| Abstract of Record | Distribution of negroes from estate of Levin Pollitt, deceased, among the persons entitled the same conforming with the directions of the will of deceased. Names & values follow and then distributions shown. Man Hectore (value $100), man Arnold ($780), man Harry ($400), man George ($450), man Isaac ($500), man Moses ($500), man Edmond ($350), boy Levin ($150), man Robert ($150), man Jacob ($100), woman Hager ($100), woman Phillis ($250), woman Harriet ($170), girl Esther ($200), girl Maria ($150, girl Elixene ($75), child Viloet ($20). Total value $3995 to be divided among the following persons: Nancy Brittingham, Harriet Stevenson, Margaret D. Hargis, Elizabeth A. Hargis, Mary D. Bowland, Margaret Bowland, John Bowland Jr., Susan Bowland Jr, Sidney Bowland, Sally Bowland, and Sally Atkinson; the same to each $363.18 2/11. To Nancy Brittingham: Hector, Harriet. To Harriet Stevenson: Phillis, child Violet. To Margaret D. Hargis: girl Esther. boy Jacob. To Elizabeth A. Hargis: boy Robert, girl Maria. To Mary D. Bowland: man Arnold, girl Elexine. To Margaret Bowland: man Moses. To John Bowland Jr.: Mary. To Susan Bowland: boy Levin, woman Hager. To Sidney Bowland: man George. To Sally Bowland: man Edmond. To Sally Atkinson: man Isaac. Moneys exchanged among heirs to balance the values received. |
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