| County | Kent |
|---|---|
| Liber:Folio | 11:42 |
| Date of Will (Written) | 2/7/1827 |
| Probate Date | 4/10/1827 |
| Name of Deceased/Testator | Henry Tilghman |
| Heirs/Legatee | Negro woman Harriett |
| Abstract | shall be free on 5/9/1837 and given a new suit of summer cloth and I give the term she has to serve and my negro boy Henry for the term he has to serve the Rev. Peter Veuleman so long as he officiates the Roman Catholic Chapel in Queen Anns Co where he now resides and if he ends his officiating then their terms of servitude to be part of the residuum of my estate. If he leave for Europe not for more than 2 yrs then he does not forfeit provided he provides them with a good home during said time. |
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