This subject is very comprehensive, and the material required was obtained, in most instances, from the original records of Probate and Court Registers in various parts of the world, by exhaustive research in libraries at home and abroad, and by reference to magazine and newspaper files. It was Mr. Harris' effort to select from this collection the wills which appeared most interesting and entertaining. Contents: Importance of wills; Ancient wills; Wills in fiction and poetry; Curious wills relating to husbands, wives and children, animals, charity, burial and miscellaneous; Testamentary and kindred miscellany; Wills of many famous foreigners and Americans.
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This collection offers delightful reading for lawyers and laymen alike. As the author states: Wills reflect, as a mirror, the customs and habits of the times when written, as well as the characters of the writers. In the category of ancient wills, the reader will find the oldest written will, dated at 2550 B.C., as well as wills of such personages as Plato and Aristotle. Other categories in the collection include: wills in fiction and poetry; curious wills; testamentary and kindred miscellany; wills of famous foreigners, such as Napoleon and William Shakespeare; and wills of famous Americans, such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
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IT has been thought appropriate, within a brief space, to introduce into this work some general observations on the importance and preparation of wills. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
codicil number, cens franks, mille franks, hereby revoking, such poor persons, codicils thereto, numerous bequests, codicil thereto, hereby constitute, famous wills, disposing mind, sole executrix, residuary estate, hereby revoke, assigns forever, hereby nominate, much thereof, specific legacies, sole executor, heirs male, testimony whereof, thereunto belonging, last will Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, New Hampshire, Charles Francis Adams, Jesus Christ, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Christian Science, Andrew Jackson, Don Quixote, John Quincy Adams, Mary Baker, District of Columbia, Henry Bonham Carter, Lord Howden, San Francisco, Earl of Warwick, Good Friday, Henry Wellesley, Lord Chesterfield, New Orleans, Arthur Wellesley, Daniel Webster, David Garrick, Earl of Pembroke New!
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IT has been thought appropriate, within a brief space, to introduce into this work some general observations on the importance and preparation of wills. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
codicil number, cens franks, mille franks, hereby revoking, such poor persons, codicils thereto, numerous bequests, codicil thereto, hereby constitute, famous wills, disposing mind, sole executrix, residuary estate, hereby revoke, assigns forever, hereby nominate, much thereof, specific legacies, sole executor, heirs male, testimony whereof, thereunto belonging, last will Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, New Hampshire, Charles Francis Adams, Jesus Christ, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Christian Science, Andrew Jackson, Don Quixote, John Quincy Adams, Mary Baker, District of Columbia, Henry Bonham Carter, Lord Howden, San Francisco, Earl of Warwick, Good Friday, Henry Wellesley, Lord Chesterfield, New Orleans, Arthur Wellesley, Daniel Webster, David Garrick, Earl of Pembroke New!
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