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containing a small but valuable library of law and other books, pamphlets and papers. 
His slaves were worth at least $20000. 
His moiety of Fort George and Clifton 17500.
His stock of personal effects there besides slaves - 4000
The place called Woodburn 8000
His personal property besides slaves at Woodburn 3000
His mothers furniture there 500
His books and papers 500
These portions of his estate in possession $53500 besides the debts due him which were small.
Deducting his mother's dower in the Chesconessix land, say - 2500
and her personal property - 500/
3000
He was worth about $50.500
When the United States forces occupied the Eastern Shore of Virginia in 1862, all of the slaves were freed $20.000
The Chesconessex lands were seized and held until with the last few weeks, for three years say $1800/
21800
His personal property at Fort George and Clifton and Wood burn all seized and scattered 7.000
Woodburn was seized and is still held 8.000
And his mothers furniture and his books and papers were seized and sold and scattered. 1.000
Thus he and his mother, in an estate of - $53.500, have been injured 37800
Leaving his moiety of Chesconessex land say - 17.500
Less his mothers dower 2.500
Leaving land worth but $15.000 in which your memorialist will have dower, as she has dos