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An Act authorising a sale of certain slaves belonging to the estate of Doctor Robert Berkeley, deceased. 1819 98 (1819)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0316 and id is 1 raw text is: 9B fit the fjlrt .foirth year of the Commoniveolth. certain i'ea' pro. ered to hold the property purchased as aforesaid, ill the same ei't' timl'c'hiut(,' malnier as ifl he had been a citizen of the United States at the Ii , f f tiin of his makin,, the aid purchase ; and all right, title oi- in . jiothester. , terest wthich hath accrued or may accrue to the onmonwealth, or to the president.and directors of the literary fund, in or to tile said lot, or part of a lot, of hld, by reason of the alienaga of the sv.id William Blanchalrd, shall 6e, and the same is hereby Proyiso. released to him : lV ovided, the said William Blanchard shall, as soon as the legal course of proceeding will permit, or withinl twelv months thereafter, become a citizen of' the United States. Commencement. 12. This act shall be in force from the passing thereol. CIIAl'TTIR CXXIX.-An act vcsting ill Polly and Nathaniel Kelly, chil- dre of, John Kelly, the Colnnll, io'Calth's right to cevtall propcrty thtwiin menthoned.-Fiassed Fc'ebuar.% 11lth, 18'20.1 Preamble. 'Whereas it is represented to the present General Assembly, by ,ohn KA.ly. that a certain Matthias Simmei, late of the county of' (irnibrier, died iestate, seised of certain lands and lene- nelit., i!l the said county, which, as flt! said Siininet left no rela- five ii this country, are now escheatable to the Conmonwealth : and. vI ,ereas it is also represented, that tile said Sinunel, who r-sided long time previous to his death in the family of, the said Kell,. w as Ire uently heard to declare, that Polly aid Nathaniel Kell'. children of the said John Kelly, should, at his death, pos- s('ss the %%hole (if his estate ; and the said John Kelly havingI pe- ti'iioied lie Legishature to release tile ('olnionwealth's riiht to the said property, and to coifiri in his said child'en tie title th l'eto : Itight otfltni n. 1. Be it e'liriited, l'hat all the righit, title and interest which wealth, &t'. oi ('r- hath accried, or in ay acurue to tile t'iiin emalth , or to the pre- tinr lt' t~'tor siteit ani directors of the literary fund, in or to the real -,-tate which Malithits Bitnitict dilWis. of i clh the said Matthias silnlllit died seised and I possessed ed, rseesel to shall be. aid the same is herehy vestedll ii the said Ptdly aind Na- PoUllyand Nathan. tha iiel Kelly, children f' the said .01 oh 1 Kelly : saying. however, iel KIt)-ll'. b:viig, to i1M per ois. tiidies politic tr corporate. other thain the (Com- inoiieallh, or tie president and directors of tile literary fiitl, aiy right, title oi- interest hich they might or would have hail, ill or to ti- Said estate, or ally pari th ereof, if this act had not beent m~ade . Conmien~eemit. t2. his ut shall be ill force from the passing thereof. ('It V''11' I \XN.- An act aidthrisi, a salt. of' cer :,li sasves ltdOlngiing to) the Cstat. of, Dhoctor Ilbl l I Bet'kch-.y, duc':c .& I '.is ;t (1 .lanu,, tr 13th, U42, I Pri amle. iWheeas t is represented t ti thre sent (General Asseii hv y Julia lleikeh y , wvidiw anit admtinist'atrix llt )octlr RI ert [le ke- ley'. Lite of tle county of' Fiederick, deceased, tIhat her said late hushbtil wxas miiurdereid by his slaves, on his farli ill the said count'', in tile year eighiteen lini drti and eighiteen. uler cir- cuilitances if the most fi'iglful and appalling larliaity ; that three of tile said slaves have been capitally putikhied, and many nore (if thiem (were evidentl' implicated ili the said murder ; that io pelliln is 'illing to hire ithem ifor any thing like a reasonablh price., becauscuo tile odium justly attached to them ; antd tile said

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