| County | Talbot |
|---|---|
| Liber:Folio | JHH10:429 |
| Date of Will (Written) | 2/15/1859 |
| Probate Date | 12/7/1861 |
| Name of Deceased/Testator | Col. James Bartlett |
| Heirs/Legatee | Negro boy William Henry Bush |
| Abstract | born in November 1840 to be free of all manner of servitude at & from time of Christmas day 1861 when he will be fully 21 yo if I should I die before that time. But if I outlive that time, then it is my will that he be free, released from slavery at my death. If I die before Christmas day I then give said negro boy to my nephew Nicholas Leonard (son of my sister Rebecca and Jeremiah Leonard to serve him until he is free by my will & I require him to pay said negro $20 on the day he is free. |
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