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An Act for the benefit of Lydia McCord, and her infant children. 1830 178 (1830)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsky0205 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS 01' 1831. CHAP. DLVIII. AN ACT Yor the benefit of Lydia M 'Cord, and her iiJdia children. Approved, January 15, 1831. WHEREAS, it is represented to the present Gen- Preamble. eral Assembly, that William Caldwell, late of the county of Washington, by his last will and testament, devised to his executors, Robert Wickliffe, Charles Caldwell and Thomas Caldwell, a small tract of land, in s.,id county, together with a few slaves, for the exclusive use of his daughter Lydia M'Cord, wife of John M'Cord, for life, and after her death, to her children; and that lie also devised to his son, the said Thomas, a valuable estate in lands, slaves and other estate; that said Thomas Caldwell, has also departed this life, unmarried, having first duly executed his last will and testament, by which he devised, in trust, to Samuel Grundy, for the use of his said sister, Lydia D'Cord, a valuable estate, consisting in part,of a tract of land, the late residence of her father and brother, and a number of family slaves; in consequence of which latter bequest, the small real estate devised to her, by her father, consisting of a tan yard, and about seventy acres of surrounding grounds, have ceased to be necessary, as a residence for the said Lydia and her children, and is now liable to go into waste and ruin: And, whereas, it also appears, that the said Thomas Caldwell, died indebted a sum of money, between one and two thousand dollars, for the payment of which, the said Lydia and her trustees, are without means, except the family slaves, and other personal estate, left by said Thomas, which are necessary for the comfort and convenience of the said Lydia and her children; and it further appearing, that the said trus- tees of said Lydia, under both devises, and the said Lydia and John M'Cord, her husband, are desirous that the tan yard and surrounding land, shall be sold, in preference to the family slaves, and articles of house- .hold goods, left her by her brother; and it being fur- ther represented, that such sale will be for the ulti- mate advantage of the infant children of the said Lydia M'Cord: Therefore, SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Circuit court Commonwealth of Kentucky, That it shall and may be

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