Early Governors' Papers

and my Executors are enjoined to contend with them either in law or Equity to enforce this my will by employing the best Charles ton Lawyers at the expence of my Estate or in any other way again again & again And lastly I do nominate ap point and ordain Robertson Carloss Esq of South Carolina Marlborough District one of the Executors of this my last will and testament together with one of this first rate of Baptist ministers belonging to the association of the State of Tennessee and it is my desire that my Executors shall be liberally rewarded out of my Estate for all expences & trouble attending the same and my Executors are again enjoined to contend against any of my relations who may wish to have my estate or to defend this will so long as there is money enough left to fee the best Charles ton Lawyers or in the above states mentioned In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this sixth day of June one thousand eight hundred & twenty and in the forty third year of the independence of the United States of America.

Signed sealed published pronounced and declated by the Testator in the presence of Us to be his last will and Testament & at his request we have signed our names as Witness to the same in the presence of each other.

Signed by William Pouncey Darby Henagan Chs J Stewart