[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript will of Margaret Davidson bequeathing 4 identified enslaved peoples to her children. N.p., possibly Alabama or Tennessee, 25 December 1839.

1 1/2 pages, 8 x 10 in., bifolium, folds, toning and occasional spotting, light chipping, few tape repairs. Docketing to terminal leaf.

Manuscript will and testament of Margaret Davidson in which she wills and bequeaths enslaved peoples to her son and daughter, including: "...my Negroe Woman Celia and all her children and my Negroe Man Ephraim and my Negroe Woman Sina and her Children to be disposed of" at the death of her son Samuel W. Davidson. A "negroe boy William" is also bequeathed to her daughter, Mary Crawford. The consignor relates that the document comes from an old Southern collection.

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[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Manuscript will of Margaret Davidson bequeathing 4 identified enslaved peoples to her children. N.p., possibly Alabama or Tennessee, 25 December 1839.

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