| Name | Remaining ?Servants? |
|---|---|
| Slaveowner | Mary N Steele |
| Date of Birth | – |
| Manumitted | – |
| Reference Source | 1836 Will |
| Content | ?Now all my remaining poor servants, (not already divided here in) I leave equally divided between my five sons and daughter Catherine Steele Ray, but I do not wish to have families separated therefore if there should be a few more in some lets, than in others, they must all draw for them. I most?earnestly entreat that not?one may be sold, unless for some great crime of offense. Those that are advanced in years and unable to work, I hope and trust my dear sons will take care of them for my sake.? ? I leave all my house servants a nite of mourning?. |
| Other Notes | – |
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