Nancy v. Snell

Judge Ewing

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The appellant sued Snell for her freedom; failed in the Circuit Court, and has appealed to this Court.

She claims her freedom under the will of Ann Burgess, her former mistress, who died in Maryland, in pg26 — having first made her last will and testament, which was duly admitted to record, with the Register of Wills. The will contains the following clauses: — “After my debts and funeral charges are paid, I desire and bequeath as follows. It is my will that my colored woman Nancy go free, and her two children, Charles and Richard Hamilton, go free…