| 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 Levi Johns |
| Abstract | born early part of year 1841 to be free & discharged from all manner of servitude at & from Christmas day 1862 when he will be fully 21 yo, if I should die before that time; but if I outlive that time it is my will that he be free at my death; if I die before Christmas day 1862 I give Levi Johns to my nephew Joseph Thomas Bartlett (son of my brother Johnathan Bartlett to serve him until he is free by my will & require him to pay said negro $20 on day he is free. |
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