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![handle is hein.slavery/ssactstn0060 and id is 1 raw text is: CHAPTER CCCXXXVL
.ON .ACT, to ernancipate the persons therein named.
Be it enacted by the General Asseinbly of the
Stute of ICnneSsee, W neIrtrMs, John Akins,
of Wi re county, State of 'Terinessee, executed
his i lat will and testaiment on the 191h day of July,
in 'the y ear of our Lord, 1821, and has sirice de-
parted thislift, leavirig said will arid testamrent
unirevoktd, tire execution of which vill and itsia-
neut was proven in WIVnae county court, at their
Di-ce beihr sessions, 1821 ; and WHEREAs, said
Aki , aninoug other thiings, willed, that Lott, a rie-
gro iman slave, and Esannah, a negro girl, the pro-
perlY of said Akirs, should be set free, and
rnnuEAls, the heirs of the said John Akins ave
peliiioned this Asseimbly to effectuate the provi-
sions of sard will ; now, shorild the said slaves so
emarncipated, give bond and eveltrity to the couin.
ty court iii which they. now reside, that th.ey will
not becoie a public ciarge to any coutily in Ihis
Siate, hen, the said Lou and Esannah, shall be,
and are, hereby eiancipated and shall be entitled
to :ill the privileges allowed by the laws of this
State to free persons of color.
WM. BRADY,
Speaker of the *House .f Rurcesentativcs.
R. O FOSTER,
Speaker of the Senate.
Passed December 6, 1825.
CHAPTER CCOXXXVII.
AN ACT, for the relief of Mary Killings.
worth.
SOcTroN 1 Be it enacted by the General As-
sembly of the State of Tennessee, Thia the kurymning.
entry taker of the Iliwassee distrii tie, adli he worthi nay
is, herchy authorised to suffer Mary Killingsworth enter 1n ur
to enter any vacant quarter sectioi of land Ire I[y. ters ecauon,
ing in] said district, in consideration of certain
im.iprovemeints made by said Mary and her hus-
baid in hi.s lifetime, on a vacant quarter, whici
has been entered by some one else, on said Mary
K-llingsworth, producing to said entry taker the
addavit of two rezpectahle persons, as to the val-.
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