| County | Somerset |
|---|---|
| Folio Number | SCL5:210 |
| Probate Date | 10/10/1867 |
| Name of Deceased | Elizabeth Roxburg (will written 10/6/1863) |
| Heirs | "my Colored family" [Negroes] |
| Black Individuals Mentioned in Will | are set free, they are to serve no person whatever after testatrix's decease. females to have wearing apparel to be devided among them. Hammett & Leah Ellen-bed & bedstead each, Liza - bureau & remaining bed furniture after Fannie has chosen hers & to be divided among the women. Servants to have new dining furniture both of house & kitchen & all money remaining after legacies to be divided among colored family "just as they have need to those who are most needy and helpless give the more all which may be determined by the executor, all that I leave them I want applied in the very best manner possible & placed in that situation which shall be for their very best advantage & benefit. |
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