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Know all men by these presents That I Hiram Cheatwood Executor of the last will and testament &#13;
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last will and testament have emancipated and forever set free and by these presents do &#13;
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at the time of death namely Dick, Henry, Edward, and Powhatan. &#13;
Witness my hand and seal this 12th day of December 1838.&#13;
Hiram Cheatwood seal&#13;
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C.L. Mosby&#13;
C. Dabney&#13;
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