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George Stevenson Esq^r

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Carlisle Town^p
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John Agnew Esquire
Clerk of the Peace of the
County of Cumberland

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Geo Stevenson of the Town of Carlisle, in the County
of Cumberland, Attorney at Law,
  Negroe Dick, a Male Slave for Life, aged about 27 years.
  Negroe Phil, a Male Slave for Life, aged about 28 years.
  Molatto Mills, a Male Slave for Life, aged about 40 years.

Carlisle Oct^r 7^th 1780

To John Agnew Esq^r Clerk of the Peace
of the County of Cumberland

Above are the Names, Sex and Ages, of my Slaves, to be
entered in Books to be provided for that Purpose by said Clerk;
in Obedience to an useless Act of the general Assembly of the
Common-Wealth of Pennsylvania entitled, “An ACT for”
the gradual Abolition of Slavery." for registering the above,
I hope he will be paid Six Dollars, which is the only good Thing
in the Act, for it will help to pay his Tax.

Editor’s Note: There is an additional heading written upside down at the bottom of the front page of the document reading:

7^th Oct^r 1780
Geo. Stevenson Esq^r

6^th October