In a message dated 1/14/04 12:30:09 PM, Dhargrove7@aol.com writes: << William K. Harris? Slaveowner data: http://www.dollsgen.com/wills.htm >> Doll ... I think I called this to your attention before... In the will you have posted for William K. Harris, the last paragraph reads: By the first of January Ninth I promise to pay Wm M B Fitzpatrick or bearer Three hundred & fifty dollars for hire of two slaves named Joe and Pep during the year 1860 & furnish each of them two summers & one winter suits, two pair of shoes, hat & blanket. Wm Fitzpatrick to pay physicians bids. I am 99% certain that the person referred to as "Wm M B Fitzpatrick" is actually Mrs. M. B. Fitzpatrick. Mrs. Mary B. Fitzpatrick acquired a lot of slaves in Macon (various sources) and no-doubt made a transaction with William Harris. I do not know this for sure, but further research into the Harris holdings might bear this out. It is my suspition that whoever transcribed this document mixed up "W" with "M"... which was easy to do in the handwritting of that time... If you ever have access to the original document--as it was written, not a transcription--I would check this out and correct the one that appears on your web site. Annette McLane