Know all men by these present that I Isah Grubb Slater of the County of Bradley and State of Arkansas
being of sound and disfinning mind and memory desire to make this as my Last will and Testament in
Regard to this worldy Goods and property with which God has been pleased to bless me.
     To wit in Case of my deseas I will that My Beloved Wife Mary H. Slater become possesed of all my
property of whatever kind Real personal or other wise to tke the same immediately in to her posession
and charge and for and during the period of her natural life to exercise all the Rights of ownership 
thereover as I could do if Living and acting myself from and during the period of her natural Life as 
aforesaid to Raise and to Educate our children  namely  Mary Elizabeth, Hannah Susanah, Zuyawis Louis, 
William Nicholas Walter Ellen Mariah, Isah Gnubb, Alexander Hewslesy, Axeth Woward, and an orphan
child James Winfield Slater, a nephew of mine.  I will her to Rear and Educate and in every Respect in
Law and otherwise to have an to share as one of my own children, and further at the time of her demsise
or at any time prior thereto to disease of by will or other wise whatever she may as might at such time be
seized and posesed so Dirtive of this my will or otherwise.
     Done on this the ninetheenth day of October in the yer of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and
sixty four.
                                  I. G.Slayter   
Thomas Temple subscribes our hands at the Request of  Isah Grubb Slater who this day and date thereof 
in our presence made and subscribe the above instrument declaring the same to be his Last Will & Testement.
Requesting us to sign or attesting witness
R.I Hardy
Eli Meek
Thomas Temple
 
State of Arkansas
County of Bradley
        Personally appears Before me A.N. Bond clerk of the County, County Ex officio, clerk of the 
Probate Court in and for the aforesaid County and State Thomas Temple who being duily Sworn says
that he was present and saw Isiah Grubb Slayter signhis name to the annexed and foresaid will and by 
his request and in the presence of R. J. Hardy and Eli Meek, He signed the same as attesting witness ??
                                           31st day of August A.D. 1874
                                            ThomasTemple