The Last Will and Testament of Peter Slagle
1857/1863
Carroll Co., Maryland

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In the name of God Amen Peter Slagle of Carroll County in the State of
Maryland, being in perfect health of body and of sound and disposing
mind, memory, and understanding, considering the certainty of death: 
and the uncertainty of the time thereof And being desirous to settle my
worldly affairs, and thereby to the better prepared to leave this world
when it shall please God to call me hence; do therefore make and publish
this my last will and testament; in manner and form following that is to
say:

First and principally, I commit my Soul unto the hands of Almighty God,
and my body to the earth to be decently buried at the discretion of my
Executor hereinafter named; and after my debts and funeral charges are
paid, I devise and bequeath as follows:  Item  I devise and bequeath all
the rest or residue of my Estate, both real and personal to be Soald buy
[sic] my Executor and the money to be collect [sic] then to be equally
divided among my children now living or their heirs, who may be living
at the time of my decease, Elizabeth Brodebeck; Mary Ann Slagle, Lewis
Slagle sopest  to be Ded if so his sheare [sic] is to be equally divided
between all the rest of my children shear and share alike; but if not
dead he sherd com he is to haf his shear as the rest of my children -
Henry Slagle; Lydia Slagle, Noah Slagel [,]   Julian B. Elen Slagle

Item  I hereby direct that my Executor shall after my death sell all my
real and personal estate whereof I may die seized or possessed of at
public sale except one safe, and five chests and Bead close [sic] and
dishes that belongs to my two daughters Lydia Slagle & Julian B. Elen
Slagle,  And I hereby give to my Executor hereinafter named; full power
and Authority to sell and convey all or enney [sic] of my real estate as
if I myself was living and to collect all the money due to my estate by
notes or bonds and for interest thereon, and book accounts and after my
debts and funeral charges are paid, I direct him or as sune as the money
becomes due then to pay over to my named children, or their heirs who
may be living at the time of my decease: to be divided equally between
them share and share alike:

Likewise I make constitute and appoint Daniel I. Geiman to be sole
Executor of this my last will and testament hereby revoking all former
wills by me made

In witness whereof I have hereunto inscribed my name, and affixed my
seal the second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and fifty seven.

Peter Slagle (Seal)

Signed, sealed, published and declared by Peter Slagle the above named
testator, as and for his last will and testament in the presence of us,
who at his request, in his presence, and in the presence of each other,
have inscribed our names as witnesses thereto
John Crouse
Stephen Keys
Alfred W. Bish

Maryland, Carroll County Towit:
On the 12th day of October 1863, before the Orphans' Court for Carroll
county, came Daniel I. Geiman, the person who exhibited the aforegoing
instrument of writing, and in open Court. Solemnly, sincerely and truly
declared and affirmed, that the aforegoing is the true and whole last
will and Testament of Peter Slagle, late of Carroll County deceased: 
That he received it from the Testator for safe keeping; and that he does
not know of any other will or codicil left by said deceased.

Test:  Jos. M. Parke       Register

Maryland Carroll County Towit:
On the 12h day of October 1863, before the Orphans' Court for Carroll
County, came John Crouse, Stephen Keys and Alfred W. Bish, the
subscribing witnesses to the aforegoing last will and Testament of Peter
Slagle, late of Carroll County deceased, and in open Court made oath on
the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that they did see Peter Slagle, the
Testator in said will named, sign and seal said will:  That hey heard
him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his last will and
Testament:  That, at the time of so doing, he, the said Peter Slagle,
was, to the best of their apprehensions, knowledge and belief, of sound
and disposing mind, memory and understanding; and that they subscribed
their respective names, as witnesses to said will, at the request of the
said Testator, in his presence, and in the presence of each other.
Test:  Jos. M. Parke,     Register of Wills

(Carroll Co. Will Book J.M.P. 3:215-216).

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