Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-12-21

loved wife all the rest l enjoy during her
life or WidOwhOOd, and at her marriage or
decease my will and testimony is that the
estate is bequeath to my daughter Mary
Berry and shouldG take her in her infan-
cy then my last will and testimony is to be
queath all l enjoy to my beloved wife
Keziah Berry.
Jessee Reed begins his last will and tes-
timOny in this way, under date July Is,
1876: ''WithOut respect TO preamble, such
as are common in the foregoing part of
wills, / do Ordain this my last will and tes-
lament etc, from which We infer that he,
also, was not given to lOng-winded
speeches.
Two pages, together with arude plat, are
devoted to the '.Instructions of Phillips 4
Campbell to Major MOuntforence, respect
ing the business he has undertaken to do
for them on the Western waters of North
Carolina" Then follows a number of
deeds for real estate, which are attested by
MOuntllorence.
A HEAVY LAND OWNER.
John Rice sets forth in his will that he is
indebted ITO Absolem Gatm one negro
and the price of another, except thirty
pound current money, which | lave paid
llllll IbI l)dilttN u At lltl 81 VI
pounds Virginia money value, and TO sun
dry other persons to the amount Of twenty
pounds current money Of North Carolina"
These accounts he desires to have paid by
the sale OF certain horses. except the debt
Of AbsOlem Gatum, which he wished to
have paid out Ofthe collection of debt due
him from the State of upwards
Of three hundred pounds fo- soldiers SER
vices in the Continental army He de-
sireS that ''the tract called the ChickaSaw
Bluff shall belong TO Elisha Price, because
he is willing to go tothe Western country"
and that each of his brothers have the first
choice Of 5000 acres of his remaining lands.
To each of his sisters he leaves 5000 acres
of land; Joyce Burton has a choice Of
5000 acres, and 5000 acres are devoted to
the schooling of the poor at Cumberland,
to be rented to the best advantage by a
commissioner that may be appointed by the
General Assembly where the lands lay
The remainder" of the lands of the de-
ceased are equally divided between his
brothers and executors for the trouble OF
executing the Will.
Robert Boyd directs that his body be
decently buried after his departure, i'll the
church yard "without pOmp or eNtrava-
GtuCt. W NAT WOULD MI. DONu HtiFc
thought Of the funeral obsequies OF the late
President Lincoln?
In another book we find the bond of
Robert Edmondson in the sum of $1,000,
given for the faithful performance Of the
duties of Wood Ranger, or Stray Master
for the county of Davidson, wherein the
bOndSmen declared themselves ''held and
firmly bound to His EXcellency john Sc
vier, Esq. Governor" This document is
dated July II, 1896.
ANDREW JACKSON As 4 MONEY LENDER.
On the Sth day Of July, 1874, is recorded
a bill of sale of Chas. Carter, Of Sumner
county, District of Nero, to "Andrew
Jackson, of a negro wench known by the
name of Hannah, and her child called Bett,
for the consideration of eighty pounds,
Virginia currency"
Feb. 20, 1895, Letters Of Attorney from
John OvertOn to Andrew jackson and
James Grant are recorded.
Under date of Dec. l., 1876, John
Gilkay, Of Fort Nash, Province Of North
Carolina, declares his last will and tesla
ment, in the course Of which, frequent
Scriptulal quotations are made.