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LAW— EVERY MAN HIS OWN LAWYER. 



street, now occupied by 

 D. S. 



estate, No. - 

 said M. P. 

 $100. 



EECEIPT, on Account. — Syracuse, , 



1 8 — . Received of M. B., fifty dollars on 

 account. D. S. 



$50. 



RELEASE, of all Demands. — Know all 

 men by these presents, that I., A. B., for 

 and in consideration of the sum of thirty 

 dollars and seventy-five cents, to me paid 

 by the said C. D., (the receipt whereof I 

 do hereby acknowledge) have remised, 

 released and forever discharged, and I 

 do hereby, for myself, my heirs, executors, 

 administrators, and assigns, remise, re- 

 lease, and forever discharge, the said C. 

 D., his heirs, executors, and administra- 

 tors, of and from all debts, demands, ac- 

 tions, and causes of action, which I now 

 have, or which may result from the exist- 

 ing state of things, from any and all 

 contracts, liabilities, doings, and omis- 

 sions, from the beginning of the world to 

 this day. 



In testimony whereof, I have hereunto 



set my hand and seal, this day of 



, 18—. A. B. [l. s.] 



STRAY, Not Redeemed, Notice of Sale, 



— Take notice, that whereas, on the 



day of last, there strayed on to my 



enclosed land, in the town of Lenox, 

 (here describe property) and the same 

 not having been redeemed by the owner 

 thereof, now, in pursuance of the statute 

 in such cases made and provided, I shall 

 expose the same for sale at public auc- 

 tion, to the highest bidder, on the 



day of next or instant, at — 



o'clock, (a. m. or p. m.) in front of the 

 town house, in said town of Lenox. 



B. B. 



Date d the day of 18 — . 



WILLS, Common Form.— I, A. G., of 



-, county of - 



State of- 



widow of the late J. G., mindful of the 

 uncertainties ot human life, do make, 

 publish and declare this my last will and 

 testament, in manner following : 



First. — After the payment of my just 

 debts and funeral expenses, I give, de- 

 vise and bequeath to my daughter, J. W., 

 wife of A. W., the sum of $1,000. 



Second. — I give and devise and be- 

 queath to my daughter L. P., wife of E. 

 P., the sum of $100. 



Third. — I give, devise, and bequeath to 



my daughter, E. D., wife of H. D., the: 

 sum of $400. 



Fourth. — All the rest, residue and re- 

 mainder of all my estates, both real and 

 personal, I give, devise and bequeath to 

 myson, S. G., and to my daughters, J. W.,, 

 L. P. and E. D., to be equally divided 

 between them and their heirs, share and 

 share alike, the child or children of a 

 deceased child taking that which his, her 

 or their parents would have taken if 

 living. 



Fifth. — In case there should not be 

 sufficient of my property to fully comply 

 with the first, second and third provisions, 

 of this, my will, then I direct that my 

 estate be divided into fourteen equal 

 shares or portions, and that five ot the 

 said shares or portions be given to my 

 said daughter, J. W., and that six of the 

 said shares or portions be given to my 

 daughter, E. D., and the remaining three 

 shares or portions be given to my daugh- 

 ter, L. P., the child or children of a de- 

 ceased daughter to have the shares or 

 portions which his, her or their parent 

 would have taken if living. 



Sixth. — I hereby nominate and appoint 

 my son-in-law, H. D., the executor of 

 this, my last will and testament, and 

 hereby authorize and empower him, the- 

 said H. D., to compound, compromise 

 and settle any claim or demand which 

 may be against or in favor of my said 

 estate. In witness whereof I have here- 

 unto set my hand and seal, this day 



of , 18—. A. G. [l. s.] 



Signed, published and declared by the 

 said testatrix, to be her last will and tes- 

 tament in the presence of us, who have 

 signed our names at her request, as wit- 

 nesses in her presence and in the presence: 

 of each other. 



B. B., of the village of . 



C. C., of the village of -. 



WILL, Codicil to a.— I, A. G., of the 



town of , county of , State 



of , do make this codicil to my 



last will, in words as follows : 



Whereas, in and by my last will and 



testament, dated on or about , 



18 — , by the first item thereof, give, de- 

 vise and bequeath to my daughter, J.. 

 W., the wife of A. W., thesum of $1,000, 

 and whereas, I loaned to the said A. W., 

 in his lifetime, the sum of $1000, and for 

 which sum he was indebted to me at the 



