Last Will & Testament of Nathaniel Burroughs
A planter's will bequeathing enslaved people to heirs, naming individuals and family groupings.
"In the name of God, Amen. I, Nathaniel Burroughs of New Hanover County, being of sound mind, do make this my last will and testament. Item: I give and bequeath unto my daughter Mary my negro woman LUCY and her two children, ABRAM and ESTHER. Item: I give unto my son John my negro man CATO and the boy WASHINGTON. It is my will that the family of Lucy be not divided. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2nd day of April, 1844."
Source: New Hanover County, North Carolina, Will Book C (sample re-creation).
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