The assembly confirmed that wills could transfer enslaved people as property, including some wills that did not meet the English Statute of Frauds. It set a future standard for wills to be properly executed and recorded. The law was framed around disputes between heirs and beneficiaries; enslaved people appear as property passed between them. This record shows how colonial law secured family wealth through human ownership.
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What did the 1775 will law confirm?
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The law treated enslaved people as property that could pass through wills.