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Record #3623 from Wills from Caroline, Kent, and Talbot Counties of Maryland, 1688-1886

County	Kent
Liber:Folio	12:279
Date of Will (Written)	4/22/1847
Probate Date	5/1/1849
Name of Deceased/Testator	Joseph N. Gordon of Chestertown
Heirs/Legatee	Servants
Abstract	my servants Rainy, Charlotte, and Sandy Foreman to be free

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