| Name of Enslaved Person(s) | Rachell, Hezekiah Piney, Edna, Nathan Vickars?, Sally, Edna & Barkley |
|---|---|
| Name of Slaveholder | Mary Townsend & Barkley Townsend, adm. |
| Previous Owner(s) Mentioned | Thomas Townsend, dec'd |
| Volume | AP38 |
| Page | 470 |
| Date | 36 April 1828 |
| Conditions To Be Free | Rachel & her children to be free |
| Description, Age, and Other Information about Enslaved Person | Thomas Townsend is on death bed & verbally told his family & Leticia Copes & Eleanor Skinner to set Rachel free along with all her children which he listed |
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