North Carolina, Supreme Court, Raleigh : Everitt (executor) v Lane et al, June 1843.

The will of Charles Hopton contained numerous bequests, many of them of named slaves. At his death Hopton owed more than [dollars] 10,000, but only one clause in his will directed that any of his property be sold (namely, the slaves Bill, Burwell and Edmund). Everitt, his executor, took the will to...

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Corporate Author:	Adam Matthew Digital (Firm) (digitiser.)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Series:	Slavery, abolition & social justice.
Subjects:	Court records Slave trade Slavery Wills North Carolina > Wayne County
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