Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Robert F.W. Allston, 1861
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- Title:
- Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Robert F.W. Allston, 1861
- Date:
- 1861
- Creator (Personal):
- Allston, Robert Francis Withers, 1801-1864
- Description:
- Copy of the last will and testament of Robert F.W. Allston outlining his wishes to pay his debts by selling a portion of his estate, with ninety to one hundred "negroes." Robert Allston divides his enslaved persons among his family, often keeping enslaved families together. Referred to as "negroes," the enslaved persons are listed as: Alfred, Alfred's wife Lavenia, Frank and Frank's wife Hester, Thomas, Gilbert, Minda, blacksmith Anthony, Little Jacob, Henry, Solomon, Charles, York, Daniel, cook Joe, Betty, Mary, blacksmith Sam, carpenter Abram, Primus, Nancy, driver Richard, Milly, Amy, Susie, Stephen, Scipio, engineer Prince, cook Toby, valet Stephen and Stephen's wife Lizzie, Robert Allston's "old driver and friend Sam, his wife Mary and son Albert, Nurse Minda and her husband Bowie, blacksmith and engineer Guy, carpenter Billy, Beck and Phoebe. He also leaves his overseer the enslaved girl named Hetty whose "life he has (under heaven) thus far preserved." Robert Allston wishes that his faithful servants, James, Milly, and Mary "receive every proper kindness" from the Allston family as well as fifteen dollars a year. He also states that driver Sam, Moses, and Stephen receive five dollars a year.
- Collection Title:
- Allston Family Papers, 1730-1901
- Contributing Institution:
- South Carolina Historical Society
- Media Type:
- Manuscripts
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Allston, Robert F.W. (Robert Francis Withers), 1801-1864
- Topical Subject:
- Wills, Debt, Nurses, Blacksmiths, Decedents' estates, Cooks, Engineers, Enslaved women, and Enslaved children
- Geographic Subject:
- South Carolina
- S.C. County:
- Georgetown County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- 12-04_F01 (1164.00)
- Date Digital:
- 2022-10
- Digitization Specifications:
- 600 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL. Archival masters are tiffs.
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Public Domain.
- Access Information:
- For more information and re-use requirements contact the South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC, 29401.
- Admin ID:
- 265310
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