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Preferred Citation

Neale Family Papers, Manuscript # MS 87.2, John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

Acquisition Information

Source unknown.

Alternative Form

Microfilm copy available. See M-1561, Miscellaneous Manuscripts.

Scope and Content Information

Miscellaneous items from a St. Mary's County, Md., family, including the will of Robert Neale, October 22, 1835; a release of dower from Elizabeth Garner to Caroline R. Hutchins, July 31, 1837, a list of servants and money due C. E. Hutchins from the division of her mother's estate, ca. 1861; a receipt from Dorothy A. Turner to Mrs. Hutchins, July 17, 1873; and an undated fragment of a deed signed by William H. Neale.

Arrangement

Items arranged chronologically.

Index Terms

Persons:

• Garner, Elizabeth.
• Hutchins, C.E.
• Hutchins, Caroline R.
• Neale, Robert.
• Neale, W.H. (William Henry).
• Turner, Dorothy A.

Subjects:

• Distribution of decedents' estates --Maryland --History.
• Dower --Maryland --History.
• Inheritance and succession --Maryland --History.
• Slavery --Maryland -- Saint Mary's County --History.

Geographical Names:

• Maryland --History --19th Century.
• Saint Mary's County (Md.) --History.

Genre and Form Terms:

• Deeds --Maryland --Saint Mary's County --History.
• Wills --Maryland --Saint Mary's County --History.