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Record #1373 from Wills from Caroline, Kent, and Talbot Counties of Maryland, 1688-1886

County	Talbot
Liber:Folio	JHH10:187
Date of Will (Written)	4/7/1847
Probate Date	6/19/1854
Name of Deceased/Testator	Edward N. Hambleton
Heirs/Legatee	Lucretia Wells - faithful servant
Abstract	to be free, manumit and dishcarged from all manner of service or servitutde to me or my heirs and after the period of my decease

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