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State of Virginia Princess Anne County, to wit:

A I, John J Burroughs clerk of the county court of Princess Anne in the state of Virginia, do certify that William Roberts had at the time of his death (March 1863) a fee simple title to the tracts of land at & near Newtown in this county, (which were upon his death taken possession of by some agent of the Federal Government, and are still in their possession) that said lands were valued much below $20,000 in 1860 and I do also certify that said lands are liable to a debt of $1500 with several years interest due. I make this statement as clerk and as Trustee in the deed in trust& as his administrator. Given under my hand this 7th day of October 1865. J.J. Burroughs CC

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