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ŠŌ_Ōš!š€rec€14€Jan€90ĢĢp.€437€„€Etheldred€Taylor€š!š€of€Southampton€county€š!š€gives€five€slaves€to€heirs€š!š€My€will€and€desire€isĻthat€Eastserššs€child€called€Cherry€be€when€old€enough€bound€to€some€good€industrious€woman€till€sheĻis€old€enough€to€be€emancipated€and€then€set€free€š!š€20€Feb€91€š!š€rec€14€July€91ĢĢp.€452€š!š€Thomas€Davis€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€gives€First€I€give€and€bequeath€to€Henry€DavisĻSenior€My€well€beloved€uncle€two€Negroe€girls€in€North€Carolina€in€Northampton€County€Hanna€andĻLettice€providedly€after€my€death€he€bring€each€of€the€two€said€girls€Hannah€and€Lettice€in€Virginia€giveĻeach€of€them€nine€months€schooling€and€manumit€them€at€the€age€of€twenty€one€years€of€age.€€HannahĻwas€born€July€1777€and€Lettice€was€born€December€1781€and€will€be€free€in€1802,€Hannah€in€1798€š!šĻwill€not€dated„„rec€13€Oct€91ĢĢp.€471€„€Henry€Turner€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€leaves€L500€to€children€including€one€not€yet€born„¼„€my€Negroes€Peter,€Abraham,€Antony,€Jesse,€Isham,€Tom,€Venus,€Olive,€Jude,€and€Patt€my€will€andĻdesire€is€that€they€shall€all€be€free€people€in€this€our€land€and€my€Negroes€Jack€in€Northampton€he€shallĻpay€my€estate€sixty€pounds€with€the€discount€of€this€years€hire€š!š€has€stores€in€NC€and€VA„„13€Dec€91Ļš!š€rec€8€March€92ĢĢp.€503€š!š€Moses€X€Phillips€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€My€Negro€man€Mingo€having€served€meĻfaithfully€and€honestly€I€hereby€manumit€and€set€him€free€and€I€give€him€the€shoemakers€and€coopersĻtools€which€has€now€works€with€š!š€gives€one€Negro€girl€Aggey€to€Mary€Cocke€the€wife€of€Wm€ofĻSurryš!š1€Nov€91€codicil€says€Cocke€dead€so€Aggey€and€dau€Betty€given€to€friend€S€Kello€š!š€30€SeptĻ89€š!š€rec€13€July€92ĢĢp.€687€š!š€James€McNeil€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€My€will€and€desire€is€that€my€Negroe€womanĻslave€named€Molly€should€from€and€after€my€decease€have€and€enjoy€her€full€liberty€of€freedom€andĻalso€such€rights€and€privileges€of€citizen€as€free€Negroes€may€enjoy€by€the€laws€of€this€state€existing€atĻmy€death€and€I€request€my€Executors€particularly€to€execute€my€said€above€mentioned€will€directing€theĻsaid€emancipation€that€the€same€may€be€properly€and€fully€effectuated€as€I€shall€herein€direct€the€bulk€ofĻmy€estate€to€my€nephew€Alexander€McNeil€my€desire€is€that€the€said€Alexander€should€give€such€bondĻor€bonds€as€may€be€required€by€the€court€of€Southampton€or€any€other€court€upon€the€full€execution€ofĻmy€will€directing€the€said€emancipation€of€my€said€slave€Molly€according€to€act€of€assembly€in€such€caseĻmade€and€provided€or€pursuant€to€such€laws€as€may€be€existing€and€in€force€at€the€time€of€my€deathĻand€the€said€Alexander€should€do€all€other€act€or€acts€legally€required€for€the€said€emancipation€and€ifĻmy€said€nephew€Alexander€McNeil€should€refuse€to€give€such€bonds€or€do€such€other€acts€as€may€beĻlegally€requisite€to€effectuate€the€said€emancipation€then€I€bequeath€one€hundred€pounds€to€two€of€myĻExecutors,€vizt,€Tho€Edmunds€and€Charles€Taylor€herin€after€named€in€order€to€secure€and€indemnifyĻthem€against€all€expense€which€may€accrue€for€the€emancipation€of€the€said€Molly€or€for€other€expensesĻrespecting€the€same€which€may€thereafter€accrue€and€on€such€failure€of€my€said€nephew€I€request€myĻsaid€Executors€Thomas€Edmunds€and€Charles€Taylor€to€give€bond€and€do€such€other€acts€as€my€beĻrequisite€for€the€full€emancipation€of€the€slave€according€to€law€and€if€the€said€Tho€Edmunds€andĻCharles€Taylor€should€be€at€no€expense€for€the€emancipation€or€for€the€maintenance€of€the€said€Molly€Ō_ŌifŠ 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Їp.€97€š!š€Charles€Nicholson€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€From€a€thorough€Conviction€that€Slavery€andĻOppression€are€inconsistent€with€the€Will€of€the€God€of€Justice€and€Mercy,€I€hereby€emancipate€theĻfollowing€Negroes€to€wit.,€Daphne,€Lettice,€Cain,€Stuart,€Ō_ŌAlekŌ_Ō,€Sharper,€Judith,€Amy,€and€all€otherĻNegroes€to€whom€I€have€or€may€hereafter€have€any€right.€€All€the€balance€of€any€estate€I€give€to€myĻFather€of€which€he€will€the€within€named€Daphne€a€comfortable€maintenance€during€life,€except€that,€IĻgive€all€the€within€named€Negroes€a€legacy€of€ten€pounds€each€š!š€27€Aug€98€š!š€rec€17€Dec€98ĢĢp.€101€š!š€Howell€Ō_ŌMyrickŌ_Ō€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€I€desire€what€of€the€black€people€that€falls€to€meĻmay€be€liberated€and€those€that€remain€under€age€shall€serve€until€they€arrive€to€the€age€of€twenty€oneĻyears€š!š€15€May€98€š!š€rec€17€Dec€98ĢĢp.€171€š!š€John€Ō_ŌMeglamreŌ_Ō€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€gives€eight€slaves€to€heirs€š!š€my€will€is€that€myĻNegro€man€Ō_ŌCuperŌ_Ō€shall€be€free€at€the€death€of€my€wife€š!š€15€May€97€š!š€rec€20€Jan€00ĢĢp.€187€š!š€John€Wilkinson€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€my€executor€has€full€power€to€make€sale€of€anyĻof€my€slaves€which€I€have€not€set€free€should€they€behave€amiss€š!š€my€Negro€woman€Ō_ŌLiddyŌ_Ō€and€herĻchildren€Peggy€and€Eve€is€to€be€set€free€and€be€maintained€out€of€my€estate€until€Nathaniel€WilkinsonĻcomes€of€age.€€My€will€and€desire€is€also€for€Peggy€and€Eve€to€have€four€hundred€dollars€each€out€ofĻmy€estate€before€it€is€divided€š!š€11€June€99€š!š€rec€21€April€00ĢĢp.€224€š!š€Thomas€Wood€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€I€lend€unto€my€beloved€wife€my€Negroes€Roger,ĻWill,€Stephen,€and€Ō_ŌAveyŌ_Ō€during€her€natural€life€and€at€her€death€it€is€my€will€and€desire€that€my€NegroĻman€Roger€for€his€faithful€services€and€for€his€fidelity€and€attachment€to€me€shall€have€his€freedom€andĻthat€the€others€shall€be€sold€with€the€increase€š!š€for€the€faithful€services€and€for€his€fidelity€andĻattachment€to€me€I€give€my€Ō_ŌnegroŌ_Ō€man€Roger€his€freedom€at€the€death€of€my€wife€which€I€desire€he€mayĻthereafter€enjoy€as€long€as€he€lives€š!š€9€Dec€00€š!š€rec€19€Jan€01ĢĢp.€251€š!š€Benjamin€Ō_ŌRuffenŌ_Ō€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€gives€five€slaves€to€heirs€š!š€it€is€my€will€and€desireĻthat€all€my€Negroes€may€be€sold€after€my€death€except€such€as€are€herein€excepted€š!š€It€is€my€will€andĻdesire€that€my€Negro€man€Tom€in€consideration€of€his€long€and€faithful€services€may€have€his€freedomĻafter€my€death.€€It€is€my€will€and€desire€that€my€Negro€man€York€may€have€his€freedom€after€my€deathĻš!š€wants€no€one€to€wear€black€on€my€account€and€wants€no€sermon€at€his€funeral„„12€Jan€01€š!š€rec€20ĻApril€01ĢĢp.€278€š!š€Joseph€Powell€š!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€My€further€will€and€desire€is€that€the€Negroes€notĻfree€at€my€decease,€to€be€hired€out€until€they€are€free€and€the€money€arising€to€be€equally€dividedĻamongst€my€sonsš8šand€my€daughters€š!š€25€Sept€00€š!š€rec€20€July€01ĢĢp.€354€š!š€Mary€X€Ō_ŌBedingfieldŌ_Ō€š!šof€Ō_ŌSurryŌ_Ō€County€š!š€First€if€provided€I€leave€an€heir€or€heirs€and€thatĻshould€live€to€arrive€at€the€age€of€twenty€one€years€if€a€son€or€eighteen€if€a€daughter€I€give€to€him€or€herĻwhich€ever€it€may€be€my€Negro€woman€Ō_ŌPatteŌ_Ō€and€her€child€Eliza€with€all€my€other€estate€of€every€kindĻto€him€or€her€as€it€may€be€and€his€or€her€heirs€forever.€€But€if€I€leave€no€such€heir€or€that€should€dieĻunder€the€age€above€mentioned,€I€leave€my€Negro€woman€Ō_ŌPatteŌ_Ō€to€be€free€that€no€person€under€meŠ “-)* Šmay€claim€any€right€or€property€to€her€person€or€property€that€she€may€hereafter€acquire€but€that€sheĻmay€fully€enjoy€her€freedom.€€I€also€give€her€five€dollars€cash€to€be€raised€out€of€my€estate.€€AndĻprovided€she€shall€have€a€child€or€children€and€I€leave€no€heir€that€shall€arrive€to€the€age€or€ages€aboveĻmentioned€then€the€child€or€children€that€she€the€said€Ō_ŌPatteŌ_Ō€may€hereafter€have€I€leave€to€be€free€at€theĻusual€age€of€people€free€born.€€I€leave€my€Negro€girl€Eliza€to€Martha€Atkinson€wife€of€Robert€until€sheĻarrive€to€the€age€of€eighteen€years€provided€I€leave€no€such€heir€as€above€mentioned€and€then€under€theĻsame€Ō_ŌprovisorsŌ_Ō€I€leave€her€the€said€Eliza€to€be€free€that€no€person€under€me€may€have€any€claim€to€herĻperson€or€property€but€that€she€may€fully€enjoy€her€freedom€š!š€14€June€00€Memo:€if€Martha€AtkinsonĻshould€not€live€until€Eliza€left€to€her€doth€arrive€to€18€yrs€my€desire€is€that€her€daughter€Ann€Hart€shouldĻhave€her€until€she€comes€of€age„€rec€18€Oct€02ĢĢp.€498€š!š€Bartholomew€X€Booneš!š€of€Southampton€County€š!š€It€is€my€will€and€desire€that€my€Negro€manĻAbram€should€have€his€freedom€and€my€will€and€desire€is€that€if€either€of€the€above€legatees€at€allĻinterrupts€the€said€Negro€man€Abram€in€his€freedom€that€he€or€they€shall€be€disinherited€and€€haveĻnothing€of€the€above€legacies€but€that€it€shall€fall€to€the€Commonwealth€š!š€22€Feb€04š!šrec€21€May€04Ģń ńĢń ńĢń ńņ ņŌ#†X<ĆXX!X<ƅ#ŌSouthampton€County€Will€Book€6€1804„1810€ó óŌ_ŌLVAŌ_Ō€Reel€#18Š Jš ŠŌ_Ōń ńń ńń ńĢń ńń ńń ńŌ_ŌĢp.€313š!šwill€of€John€Taylor€of€Ō_ŌSohamptonŌ_Ōš!šI€give€unto€my€wife€Sarah€Taylor€all€the€Negroes€I€now€ownĻand€the€increase€of€them€which€I€got€[at]€the€death€of€Col€Ō_ŌThosŌ_Ō€Williamsonš!šI€emancipate€all€theĻNegroes€now€in€my€possession€owned€prior€to€my€marriage€with€my€present€wifeš!š7€Jan€1805š!šrec€17ĻMar€1806š!šĢĢp.€380š!šwill€of€Samuel€Edmunds€of€Ō_ŌSohamptonŌ_Ō„gives€to€his€wife€Betsy€Edmunds€the€Negroes€Ō_ŌAmeyŌ_ŌĻand€her€children€Ō_ŌWinneyŌ_Ō,€Amos,€Ō_ŌPhillŌ_Ō,€Ō_ŌZibaŌ_Ō€and€Jonas€to€her€and€her€heirs€foreverš!šlends€to€his€wife€theĻremainder€of€his€Negroes€of€all€kinds€young€and€old€during€her€natural€life€and€at€her€death€my€expressĻdesire€is€that€if€the€laws€of€the€land€will€admit€of€it€that€they€be€liberated€as€they€arrive€at€the€age€of€25Ļyrs€and€that€the€young€Negroes€do€serve€my€nephews€Ō_ŌEtheldredŌ_Ō€Edmunds,€Daniel€Ō_ŌMyrickŌ_Ō€and€JohnĻNicholson€until€they€arrive€at€the€aforesaid€age€of€25€and€then€be€liberated,€but€in€case€the€laws€are€notĻaltered€and€the€said€Negroes€cannot€be€liberated€without€being€subject€to€be€taken€up€by€the€OverseersĻof€the€Poor€and€sold€then€my€desire€is€that€they€be€divided€equally€among€my€relations€hereafterĻnamedš!šthen€follows€12€heirs€namedš!šif€wife€Betsy€fails€to€make€distribution€of€the€above€Negroes€at€herĻdisposal€then€to€bee€freed€if€possible€unless€law€not€changed€and€in€that€case€to€be€added€to€group€andĻdistributed€along€with€rest€to€his€heirsš!šif€that€happens€wants€Negroes€divided€along€family€lines€as€muchĻas€possibleš!šleaves€$200€as€token€of€esteem€to€be€divided€among€Negroes€Cesar,€Ō_ŌFeganŌ_Ō,€Hark,€Ben,ĻŌ_ŌNattŌ_Ō,€Jim,€Charles,€Stephen,€Ned€and€Bobš!š25€July€1806š!šrec€21€Sept€1807š!š€Inventory€taken€9€NovĻ1809š!šp.488š!šlists€slaves€Caesar€at€$300;€Ō_ŌFaganŌ_Ō€400;€Ō_ŌHerculasŌ_Ō€333.33;€Ben€400;€Nat€400;€Jim€400;ĻCharles€400;€Stephen€333.33;€Ned€250;€Bob€400;€Tom€350;€Jesse€100;€Abram€300;€Peter€300;ĻPatience€100;€Ō_ŌCateŌ_Ō€and€her€grandson€Ely€150;€Lydia€and€her€son€Aaron€320;€Hester€200;€Beck€andĻher€son€Frank€320;€Cynthia€300;€Phillis€300;€Amy€283;€Dorcas€283;€Ō_ŌAgnessŌ_Ō€150;€Isaac€200;€ArthurĻ200;€Nelson€200;€Edy€150;€Daniel€150;€Moses€120;€Alfred€120;€Patrick€100;€Jack€80;€Amy€and€childĻPrissy€300;€Ō_ŌWinneyŌ_Ō€180;€Amos€150;€Philip€150;€Ō_ŌZebaŌ_Ō€80;€Jonas€60š!šret€18€Jan€1808š!šp.€711€beginsŠ “-)* ŠŌ_Ōestate€account€which€notes€the€delivery€of€slaves€to€widow€agreeable€to€will€on€28€Nov€1807š!šon€19ĻFeb€1810€the€$200€left€to€slaves€pd€to€N.€Sebrellš!š[Nicholas€Sebrell€appears€to€be€son„in„lawš!šsee€hisĻwill€in€WB€7€p.€17]€ĢĢp.€388š!šwill€of€William€Bradshaw€of€Sohamptonš!šat€my€death€my€Negro€woman€Sarah€shall€have€herĻfreedom€and€have€the€liberty€of€her€house€where€she€now€lives€during€her€life€viz€if€the€law€will€allow€herĻto€be€free€if€not€I€give€her€to€my€within€named€dau€Lucy€to€her€and€her€heirs€foreverš!š23€April€1807š!šrecĻ18€May€07š!šĢĢp.€405š!šwill€of€Joseph€Ruffin€of€Sohamptonš!šhas€property€in€NC€tooš!šleaves€numerous€slaves€to€variousĻheirsš!šemancipates€Negro€man€Charlesš!š26€Jan€1806š!šrec€16€March€1807ĢĢp.€479š!šwill€of€Edmund€Tyler€of€Sohamptonš!šgives€to€four€daughters€the€following€Negroes€to€wit:ĻManny,€Citney,€Willis€and€Luisa€to€be€equally€divided€according€to€value€upon€this€particular€conditionĻthat€they€do€not€€€€€€them€to€be€transported€as€one€of€the€family€and€case€they€do€so€my€will€and€desireĻis€that€they€shall€be€freeššd€by€my€executor€hereafter€namedš!š10€May€1803š!šrec€18€Jan€1808š!šnot€clearĻthe€meaning€of€his€phrasingĢĢp.€654š!šwill€of€William€Westbrook€of€Sohamptonš!š€after€my€decease€my€will€and€desire€is€that€myĻyellow€woman€slave€Charlotte€and€her€child€Martha€may€be€manumitted€and€orders€a€list€of€provisionsĻgiven€her€along€with€20€acres€to€be€set€off€which€he€gives€to€herš!šand€a€log€house€16x12€to€be€built€forĻher€on€the€20€acresš!š8€Nov€1801š!šrec€Dec€1804š!šnote€that€this€and€other€documents€not€always€inĻperfect€chronological€orderš!šno€one€will€administer€estate€so€put€into€hands€of€sheriffš!šother€slaves€willedĻto€relatives€along€with€land€etc„ĢĢp.€700š!šestate€of€Howell€Myrick€decššd€in€acct€with€Robert€Mabry€late€sheriff€admrš!šincludes€charge€toĻthe€estate€of€2.10.0€for€expences€to€Petersburg€looking€for€Negroes€belonging€to€the€estateš!šca€1807€orĻ1808š!šrec€Dec€1809ĢĢend€of€bookĢĢņ ņSouthampton€County€Will€Book€7€1810„1815€ó óLVA€Reel€#€18ņ ņŠ ö"F Šó óĢnote:€first€130€pages€or€so€of€this€book€very€faint€and€difficult€to€readĢĢp.€280š!šinv€of€estate€of€Hannah€Francis€taken€2€July€1804€by€John€Williams€(FN)€admrš!šret€16€AugĻ1813ĢĢp.€416š!šwill€of€James€Blow€of€Sohamptonš!šI€lend€unto€Fanny€a€Mulatto€girl€born€the€property€of€Maj.ĻThos€Vaughan€and€was€emancipated€by€the€said€Thos€Vaughan€which€is€on€record,€all€the€lands€that€IĻam€possessed€of,€also€one€feather€bed€and€furniture.€I€also€lend€the€above€mentioned€Fanny€my€NegroĻman€Jim€Hubbard€and€Phill,€my€desire€is€that€Jim€and€Hubbard€shall€have€5L€per€year€each€during€lifeĻand€Phill€$5€per€year€during€lifeš!šmy€desire€is€that€my€Negro€woman€Peggy€shall€be€sold€along€with€Ō_ŌtheŠ “-)* Šrest€of€estate€and€the€sum€used€to€pay€debts€and€any€balance€lent€to€Fannyš!šif€Fanny€should€die€with€anĻheir€or€heirs€then€the€above€goes€to€them€but€if€she€dies€without€heirs€then€legacy€goes€to€Ō_ŌGeoŌ_Ō€Vaughan,Ļson€of€Ō_ŌThosŌ_Ō€Vaughan,€Jrš!š8€Nov€1814š!šrec€Jan€1815š!šest€inv€appears€in€Will€Book€8€p.€401„02š!šJamesĻvalued€at€$600,€Ō_ŌHubbardŌ_Ō€at€600,€Ō_ŌPhillŌ_Ō€at€300€and€woman€Peg€at€$240š!šWill€Book€8,€461€begins€estateĻaccountš!šincludes€payments€to€Phil€and€Ō_ŌHubbardŌ_Ō€but€apparently€not€to€Jamesš!šin€1817€estate€receivesĻfrom€state€auditors€office€a€draft€on€the€state€treasurer€for€770$€for€value€of€Ō_ŌHubbardŌ_Ōš!šwas€he€executedĻfor€a€crime?ĢĢend€of€bookĢĢņ ņSouthampton€County€Will€Book€8€1815„1819€ó óŌ_ŌLVAŌ_Ō€Reel€#€19ņ ņŠ tÄ  Šó óĢp.18š!šwill€of€Sally€Ō_ŌNewsumŌ_Ōš!šleaves€slaves€to€different€heirsš!šwill€and€desire€is€that€Negro€womanĻŌ_ŌAnnekyŌ_Ō€be€left€to€herself€if€the€laws€of€the€state€will€admit€of€it€if€not€that€she€have€the€liberty€of€choosingĻwho€she€will€live€withš!š22€Aug€1812š!šrec€17€July€1814ĢĢp.€346š!šwill€of€Benjamin€Ō_ŌWhitfieldŌ_Ō€of€Ō_ŌSohamptonŌ_Ōš!š22€Nov€1814š!šleaves€20€acres€to€David€Day€a€blackĻman€as€I€raised...to€be€laid€off€to€him€by€my€Ō_ŌexecsŌ_Ō€at€the€place€where€he€now€lives€to€the€bestĻadvantage€to€sure€his€labor€as€he€has€done€as€20€acres€of€land€seems€not€sufficient€for€a€man€of€industryĻit€is€my€will€he€may€be€indulged€to€buy€more€as€much€as€5€or€6€years€at€5€dollars€an€acre€to€be€asĻconveniently€as€possible€to€his€20€acresš!šleaves€to€Ō_ŌAronŌ_Ō€Day€a€black€boy€now€living€with€him€in€hisĻminority€20€acres€of€land€lying€between€Jonas€Cosbyššs€land€and€David€Days€to€be€laid€off€in€sameĻmanner€as€his€brother€Davidššs€by€Ō_ŌexecsŌ_Ōš!šthere€remains€3€black€men€as€I€Ō_ŌrasiedŌ_Ō€to€wit€John€Ō_ŌVickŌ_Ō,€andĻRichard€Taylor€in€the€state€of€Ohio€and€Ō_ŌExumŌ_Ō€Ō_ŌVickŌ_Ō€with€me...gives€each€$100š!šelsewhere€in€will€leavesĻ$500€to€Ō_ŌHuldahŌ_Ō€Sears€wife€of€Paul€Sears€of€Pr.€George€for€the€use€of€her€religious€travelsš!šleaves€278Ļacres€to€be€divided€among€11€others€but€none€of€them€identified€as€blackš!šrec€20€Oct€1817ĢĢp.€343š!šwill€of€Ō_ŌDrewryŌ_Ō€Cotton€of€Ō_ŌSohamptonŌ_Ōš!šwill€and€desire€that€Negro€man€Jim€and€Negro€womanĻRose€should€be€emancipated€if€the€law€at€the€time€of€my€death€Ō_ŌsouldŌ_Ō€permit€them€to€be€emancipatedĻand€remain€in€this€state,€but€if€they€cannot€be€legally€emancipated€and€permitted€to€remain€in€this€state€ofĻVirginia€aforesaid€then€and€in€that€case€I€give€them€and€their€increase€to€my€friend€Benjamin€Branch€toĻhim€and€his€heirs€foreverš!šgives€to€Branch€Negro€boy€Jerry,€Negro€girl€Lucinda,€Negro€girl€Julia€andĻNegro€girl€Ō_ŌBetseyŌ_Ōš!š2€Mar€1818š!šrec€18€May€1818€š!šin€Will€Book€9,€1819„26€p.€50€estate€inventoryĻtaken€21€July€1818€lists€Negro€man€James€at€$700;€woman€Rose€at€400;€boy€Jesse€at€500;€girlĻLucinda€at€200€and€girl€Ō_ŌBetseyŌ_Ō€at€100š!šno€Julia€listedš!šrec€21€Feb€1820€ĢĢend€of€Ō_Ōbookń ńń ńń ńŌ‡!X<ĆXXX<ĆŌń ńŌ#†X<ĆXX!X<Ƒf#Ōń ńŌ_Ō