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              <text>Whereas Andrew Withrow, late of the town of Lexington, Rockbridge County State of Virginia, and now deceased, being the owner of a negro man slave named Reuben aged about fifty years. And whereas a certain Hugh Adamas also of said county, who died in Sept 1854 was the owner of a negro woman, named Rosa, who was the wife of the said slave Reuben, and the said Hugh Adams, having by his last will on record in said county, emancipated his slave, including the said Rosa &amp; given them the chief portion of his estate &amp; directed their remnant to the Colony of Liberia, and the said Rosa, having appealed to the said Andrew Withrow to allow her husband Reuben to accompany her to Liberia, the said Andrew Withrow, in his life time to wit: in the month of June 1858, agreed to let the said Rosa have her husband, the said Reuben for the sum of seven hundred dollars, which sum was in the said month of June 1858 paid to him by Robt Hutchinson, the Executor of the said Hugh Adams, on behalf of the said Rosa. In consideration whereof, the said Andrew Withrow, bound himself to emancipate his slave Reuben whenever it might be proper to do so, to enable him to accompany his wife Rosa to Liberia. And whereas the said Rosa &amp; others slaves of the said Hugh Adams, are about receiving their certificates of freedom, preparatory to their removal to Liberia, for which Colony they will embark during the coming month of April. And the said Andrew Withrow, having died suddenly in the month of Feb. last without having made the said deed emancipating, his slave Reuben, who had been delivered to his wife Rosa in 1858. And having by his will recorded at the March term last of the County Court of said county appointed J.H. McNult &amp; William Withrow (the undersigned) Executor of his said will, who have fully qualified as such in said County Court. And the said Rosa &amp; the Executors of Hugh Adams dec’d having called upon the undersigned Executors of the said Andrew Withrow, dec’d to carry into execution the contract of the said Andrew Withrow, dec’d for the emancipation of the said slave Reuben, which contract is hereto attached and is intended to be read, taken &amp; recorded, as a part of this deed, as fully, to all intents &amp; purposes as if incorporated herein. Be it therefore known to all men by their presents that we John R. McNult &amp; William Withrow, of said County, Executors of the last will of the said Andrew Withrow, dec’d in consideration of the sum of seven hundred dollars, paid as aforesaid to the said Andrew Withrow, in his lifetime, and for the purpose of carrying into complete execution his contract aforesaid &amp; hereto attached have manumitted &amp; set free and do hereby manumit &amp; set free from slavery the said slave Reuben. And we do hereby give, grant &amp; release unto the said Reuben all of our right, title &amp; interest &amp; all the right, title &amp; interest of the said Andrew Withrow, dec’d of, in &amp; to his the said Reuben’s person, labor &amp; services &amp; of, in &amp; to all the estate &amp; property, which he may hereafter acquire or obtain. In witness whereof the said John H. McNult &amp; William Withrow, Executors of Andrew Withrow, dec’d have hereunto set their hand, &amp; seal, this 31st day of March A.D. 1860.&#13;
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										John H. McNult (seal)&#13;
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Rockbridge County, to wit,&#13;
I, Andrew Patterson a Justice of the Peace for the county aforesaid, in the State of Virginia, do hereby certify that John J. McNult &amp; William Withrow, whose names are signed to the writing hereunto annexed bearing date on the 31st day of March 1860, have acknowledged the same before me, in my county aforesaid.&#13;
Given under my hand the 31st day of March 1860.&#13;
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									Andrew Patterson, JP&#13;
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In Rockbridge County Court Clerk’s Office April 2, 1860&#13;
This deed of emancipation from John H. McNult and William Withrow, Executors of Andrew Withrow deceased to slave Reuben was this day produced to me with the annexed certificate of its acknowledgment and admitted to record.&#13;
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Memorandum of an agreement entered into this first of June 1858 between Andrew Withrow of the one part &amp; Robert Hutchinson acting Ex. Of Hugh Adams, dec’d all of Rockbridge County &amp; State of Virginia of the other part. Witnesseth that whereas the said H. Adams did by his last will &amp; testament now of record in the Circuit Court of Rockbridge emancipate all his slaves except two, with direction that they are to be sent to Liberia. And whereas the said Andrew Withrow is the owner of a negro man named Reuben, who is the husband of Rosa a woman belonging to said estate &amp; so emancipated &amp; the said Reuben being anxious and willing to accompany his wife to Liberia &amp; the said Withrow, being desirous of gratifying him in that regard, doth hereby bind himself, his heirs, executors to emancipate the said Reuben by deed or otherwise as may be found most convenient &amp; effectual for the purpose of enabling the said Reuben to accompany his wife &amp; family to Liberia which said emancipation is to take effect at a convenient time before said slave starts for Liberia, for which said act of emancipation the said Withrow is to be paid by the…..&#13;
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Knowing that it is appointed once for all persons to die but the time when for wise reasons concealed from our knowledge and wishing to liberate my black people and also my mulattos. &#13;
I Martha F Walker of the County of Albemarle constitute this my last will and testament the two thousand dollars in the hands of Doctor man [?Pujo?] I wish to be appropriated to the purchase of the wives and youngest child of my three men Reuben, Wilson Tom and Calvert &amp; should he chance to have wife or child that they may go with their husband. Any of this money that may be left I wish to be equally divided among my slaves to take them to some place where they may enjoy their liberty. I also leave them for the same purpose all monies due for hire after paying the Doctors; should this not be enough they must be hired out to raise a sufficient sum. I wish in Duke to retain in his hands one thousand dollars and to pay my sister Mildred T Goolsby of Kentucky the interest yearly and at her death to divide the money between her children and their heirs. The other thousand dollars in his hands I leave him on the condition that liberates Jessy to go with his wife support the old woman Phillis during her life and Jesse and her grand children so long as may be necessary for hem to remain in this state. To Martha Rice I leave my watch and to Elizabeth Rice the chain belonging to it. I constitute Richard Duke my executor and the Guardian and protector of my slaves my bedding and furniture with the exception of a table to Elizabeth Duke chest of drawers to Ann Rice to my sister Elizabeth F Michel the table to E Michel during her life. All my clothes to [?Mana?] Isabelle Walker&#13;
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Wm Duke&#13;
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Will Book June 24 eighteen hundred and thirty three&#13;
Codicil to the foregoing will. It is my will and desire that the sum of three hundred dollars that I authorized Richard Duke to college to purchase a carriage shall be given to Dr. William Rice of Charlotte to purchase a carriage for my three nieces to wit Martha Rice, Elizabeth Rice and Ann Rice&#13;
Elizabeth F Michel&#13;
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I hope the painful circumstances under which this will was written will be some apology for its defects&#13;
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At a Court held for Albemarle County 5 August 1833&#13;
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              <text>I Alexander Anderson of Hanover County in my perfect senses, do make this my last will and testament in manner &amp; form following that is to say.&#13;
1st I give to my illegitimate son Nelson Tyler the tract of land whereon his mother Elizabeth Tyler now resides but she is to have the privilege of living on the same during her natural life and to have the rents or profits thereof. It is the land I bought of Snead Browning and wife containing thirty one acres and a half also the following negroes George Amon Nelley a young woman and her two children Isaac and Harriet, with their future increase to him and his heirs forever.&#13;
He is not to have possession or any control over the aforesaid property until he arrives at the age of twenty three years. But it is my will and desire that my Executors hereafter named should apply the hire that may arise from the aforesaid negroes to the board schooling and clothing of my said illegitimate son Nelson and should that not be sufficient then in that case my Executors is directed to furnish whatever deficiency there may be for that purpose out of the residue of my estate should my said son die before he arrives to the age of twenty three then all the property before recited given him is to be divided amongst my grand children hereafter mentioned or their heirs, but it may be that he may get married before he arrives at the age of twenty three years and die and leave issue in that event it is my will and desire that that issue what is here bequeathed to him.&#13;
I direct also for my executor to furnish him with a good horse saddle and bridle out of my estate. 2ndly I give to my daughter Polly Meredith two large looking glasses, one corner cupboard and all its contents consisting of plate change.&#13;
3rd The balance of my estate, both real and personal except my boy Reuben, It is my will and desire may be sold by my Executor the time and manner of making the sale I leave his sound discretion until which sale he will keep it together and manage for the best interest of those concerned – after making the sale, I desire that the proceeds be laid out in bank stacks or public securities as may be thought best the amount of which sale as also all money due me.&#13;
I direct to be divided amongst the children of my daughter Polly Meredith, already born as that she may have hereafter born and my grand son Reuben Anderson Meredith the son of Hector Reuben Meredith, and my daughter Elizabeth Meredith dec’d – share and share to them and their heirs forever. But should either of my daughters Polly Merediths children or my grand son Reuben A. Meredith die before they marry or arrive at the age of twenty one years, there the share of the one so dying is to be divided amongst their survivors – the dividends or profit of the stock or public securities I wish to be applied to the education of those entitled under the bequest and should there be a surplus I direct that it be laid out in stock or public securities, my said grand children under this devise are to have their shares as they arrive of age or marry.&#13;
4thly It is my will and desire that my boy Reuben before named be bound out to a barber or some good trade until he arrives to the age of twenty one years, after which it is my desire that he may have his own time paying therefore during his life one dollar per year to my executor.&#13;
5th It is my wish and desire that my two old negroes be clothed and supported out of my estate. I mean Moses and Rose.&#13;
6th Upon reflection I think it will be best for my boy Reuben to be emancipated as soon as he serves his apprenticeship it will be saving trouble to my executor and may to the interest of the boy, therefore that part of the fourth item or clause respecting his having his own time and paying hire is hereby annulled and I do direct my Executor to emancipate him according to the law as soon his apprentice [illegible] and lastly I do hereby constitute and appoint my son in law Robert Meredith my whole &amp; sole Executors of this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all others or former wills or testaments by me heretofore made.&#13;
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my seal this 11th day of December in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty one.&#13;
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Edmund B Crenshaw&#13;
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At a court of quarterly session held for Hanover County at the courthouse on Wednesday the 27th day of February 1822. This last will and testament of Alexander Anderson dec’d was offered for proof by Robert Meredith the Executor therein named and was proved by the oaths by Thomas Tinsley and Edmund B. Crenshaw the witnesses thereto and also by the oath of said Executor &amp; is ordered to be recorded.&#13;
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Joseph Draper&#13;
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