| County | Dorchester |
|---|---|
| Folio Number | LLK No. #1:50 |
| Probate Date | 12/14/1857 will written 6/24/1827 |
| Name of Deceased | William Jackson |
| Heirs | Henry Jenkins - Negro boy |
| Black Individuals Mentioned in Will | testator instructs that he is not to be hired out to do labor in the crops on a farm with other Negroes, but to be hired out to do house work, garden, or light work, drive carriages and he being not "only skilled in such things but exceedingly trusty and honest and veracious." |
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