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CIAP, cxxix.'
a n Ski q,, e frct to tlhe ltst will anti testalh nt of ,Saril-.
eL thI:t w'ccawsd, Ite of the City f ltoitillo.
[Paisscd P,'Amary 26th, 1161
ireunbiE RIEIRE.XR, th, Ite Samuel Gist, oft) I city of 1,oidoll,
i ving s'vi i tl ts a. r liPa.i , Slaves anti pI-
wi(natl proper;tqly isi iii 116.4 C OMl 111011w-.llh |111 l Ac2t 11-JS J;l 4-
e G al 1e, l 1 4sel . itbliy i)egll i , ll.ii chl il the city (if
Riel il oltd, oil till. sixith day of May one tholsand seven l1lill-
di'ed alifu eighty two, V'SIIll I I ill- estat, l1t It 'IIa & leI'so nal
in Ihi.h Coi iloiViwi,ih lelollgig to the uaill Salim-
ei Glist ill MyrvY Anderson tht(e 4tiglh(cr of' the said Samuel,
then Ih o wilo or William Anderson, her li i l' iiu as, igns
f'rcvev ; and Yiie'teas the . ahi Saitul { ist wai siifred by
tilt said Williant A ndel,ogl, and uft ei-'wards by Alat'tin
l1Yaikl(,, who in iib'm:'iu'il 111 itli ti, said .Mm'y :rftel (1ho
dCali r ;tich said William, to I'-e','vit' lilt- jIwlils olithe said
cs(:t s ald :pll yl them to his ol 1 u1sto ; and tie said Samuul
(ist, I.y his last will dale'd nm (lie t, lt.Y stonld day ot'-runo
in theye ' l' Iot' td ioll, thtoisand vi.;hl hluit'ded aid eight,
anl sn1dr'y odi(ilm iutxtul thiei'to, (I hi(,l N ill and codicils
have heii mly1 l 'ovu'ltl in tihe Getn'mal Calt't.) conishilde'i ,it
fllio, hmllns, ,davt .ld olht'lh p'olpi'lt ay ai hs oiwnl pi'opei!,{
did di'i'e. till iiii slavei t) lie crem:{uiipated il sitill one ytrar
.i1L his deal h1, .1. d'vist' 1111o Joll Wieldiham or eih-
1m1enu, ii Mat:lm, 'olei' (ldetcastl lafe or liauovt'i', all hik
lanids, tcnemuiellis and lielI(ditlimltts %vithi t lie 1nilted States,
anl all his mo ablceims thee'cllt ro.' th pur;plol1st or thi tahing
iipmnii (lih msul yes time m a aaetilnt and cultiYation thereof ro'
tli pmn'-puso or mai:taumin, his said slaves so to he emanei-
patlti ; with polvet' to make sales, and to do several other
nets iu vvlation to Ilie p'operty aroveiisld ; aim0 lie also gave
io ilhe sai dioin , i ch hni] & Mathew &[-kl all snell stilm or?
uThoiC.y as 1111d hli, dtV to hi1 in the ilUnited Stailr; ! :1.1Il h
m1o'eovtl' pi'ovided hy hi s said will that, ir the (4teeral As.
se.mlv or Vir'ginia shouil ihe pleased to aopt any olhe' pu
11om inelleial h) Il; slaves ;nd their fillmihies and isslte, is
*cll 2s to the Stale. that fhle trlusiee of'his Ameiiean pi-o-
pt'ty Should conlii''ii thet'to in tho disposition or the
said proeity . utinl h a so piUovil'dA by his said will that, i
citeli' ho said ,Iolhm Wickham r Matilithes' Toh' shotl
(it o1' hi tdesit'mlus to deelitle antd be diselar td ot' io tutl
nao't'rsail, that thio %uv ivii g titstoo ihlghht I any other
]lp'-sot, o1 p)l)'Solus, to act as a ti'ustee 01, ti'tilecs 1,'.11t1
timo to time fov top pi'pose o t'carrying on the s,id trust.;
m1,0'Whor'e1w the Niaid tet'ator, by a codjoil to his will, da-](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0233&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)