Catharan Oliver, widow of John Oliver, seeks her portion of her husband's estate. She states that there is one slave in the estate who cannot be divided among the legatees. The petitioner adds that John's children "by a former wife" are young and were "taken from her by thair mothers frends." Catharan believes that the slave "might be sold for much more than the appraisment." She therefore prays that "the said Negro may be sold to the best advantage for the benefit of your petitioner and the orphins of the said Deceased."
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Repository: Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland
