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Last Will and Testament of William Christian, March 13th, 1786.

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The last will and testament of William Christian, dated March 13th, 1786. This document lists the forty-seven people he enslaved and who they will be transferred to upon his death. The people William Christian enslaved are named as follows: James…

Last Will and Testament of Israel Christian, July 12th, 1784.

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The last will and testament of Israel Christian, dated July 12th, 1784. Israel Christian lists the people he enslaves by name - Isaac, Dorson, Bill, and Kate - and transfers them to his wife, Elizabeth Christian, in death.

Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Christian, August 23rd, 1788.

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The last will and testament of Elizabeth Christian, dated August 23rd, 1788. Elizabeth names the people she enslaved - Dorson, Isaac, Kate, and Bill - and who will continue to enslave them upon her death.

Last Will and Testament of Elizabeth Gregory Walker, July 23rd, 1795.

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The last will and testament of Elizabeth Gregory Walker, dated July 23rd, 1795. Walker mentions the following people she enslaved, by name: Nan Milly, Manuel, Sawney, Joshua, Willis, and Nan.

Last Will and Testament of Joshua Fry, August 8th, 1754.

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The last will and testament of Joshua Fry, probated August 8th, 1754. The will mentions that he enslaves people, and explains who they will be transferred to upon his death, but no enslaved people are named.

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Last Will and Testament of William C. Bullitt, November 18th, 1875.

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In an addendum in the last will and testament of William Christian Bullitt, dated September 13th, 1876, Bullitt leaves a one hundred dollar annuity to Frank Walker and Louisiana Taylor, people he previously enslaved at the Oxmoor plantation.

Sophia Bullitt's Last Will and Testament emancipating four people she enslaved, May 27th, 1803.

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Sophia Bullitt's last will and testament, dated May 27th, 1803. In this document, Sophia Bullitt emancipates four people she previously enslaved - Frederick, his mother Joan, David, and Antony - a year after her death. She also leaves fifty acres to…

Last Will and Testament of Alexander Scott Bullitt, August 24th, 1815.

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Alexander Scott Bullitt's last will and testament, dated August 24th, 1815, and probated on May 13th, 1816. This document mentions all the people enslaved by Alexander Scott Bullitt, including: Jenny (and her four children Bobb, Molly, Stafford,…