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time of his decease, and his estate is still 

 indebted to me for that amount now, I 

 hereby revoke said bequest of $1,000, so 

 .given by said first item of my will, and 

 in lieu and instead thereof, give to my 

 said daughter, J. W., the claim which I 

 have against the estate of the said A. W., 

 and authorize my executor to assign the 

 said claim to my said daughter, J. W., 

 but should it happen that the said claim 

 •of $1,000 should be paid to me previous 

 to my decease, then I direct that the sum 

 of $1,000 to be paid my said daughter, 

 J. W., in the same manner, as if this 

 codicil to my will had not been executed. 



In witness whereof I have hereunto 



set my hand and seal, this day of 



, 18—. A. G. [l. s.] 



Published and declared by the said A. 

 *G. to be the codicil to her last will and 

 testament, in the presence of us, who 

 .have signed the same as witnesses, in her 

 presence, at her request, and in the pres- 

 ence of each other. 



L. B., merchant of- 



J. R., of the village of- 



WILL, Devise of an Estate for Life, in 

 Xieu of Dower, Remainder to His Chil- 

 dren. — Item. I give and devise unto 

 my said wife, all that in said messuage or 

 tenement, with the appurtenances, situate 

 .(here describe) with the lands and heredi- 

 taments thereunto belonging, and the 

 rents, issues and profits thereof, for and 

 during the term of her natural life; and 

 from and after the decease of my said 

 wife, I give and bequeath the said mes- 

 suage or tenements, lands and heredita- 

 ments, unto such child or children as I 

 shall leave or have living at the time of 

 ■my decease, and to their heirs and as- 

 signs forever, and if I shall have no such 

 child or children, then I give and devise 

 the said legacy to my said wife aforesaid, 

 and I hereby declare the said gift is in- 

 tended to be, and is so given to her, in 

 full satisfaction and recompense of, and 

 for her dower and thirds, which she may, 

 or can in any wise, claim or demand out 

 of my estate. 



WILL, Proviso that Sums Advanced to 

 Children Shall be Taken as Part of Por- 

 tion. — Item. Provided always, and I do 

 hereby declare that in case I shall, in my 

 lifetime, advance and pay to any of my 

 children, either sons or daughters, any 

 sum or sums of money, for his or their 



benefit or advancement in the world or 

 otherwise, and shall signify the same in 

 writing under my hand, then if any such 

 sum or sums shall be equal to the share 

 or shares of such child or children re- 

 spectively, of and in the premises (here 

 described), by me hereby devised or be- 

 queathed for their respective benefits, 

 such sum or sums so paid or advanced 

 shall in that case be accounted in full 

 satisfaction of the share or shares of 

 such child or children respectively in the 

 said estate and premises, but if such 

 advanced sum or sums shall be less than 

 the share or shares of such child or 

 children respectively, of and in the said 

 premises (here describe), then such sum 

 or sums shall be accounted as part only 

 of the share or shares of such child or 

 children therein, and in that case such 

 child or children shall not receive, or 

 be entitled to any share or interest of, or 

 in such parts of the said premises, etc., 

 which shall have been paid or advanced 

 to him, her or them, for the purpose 

 aforesaid, until the other or others of 

 such child or children shall have re- 

 ceived as much of the said premises (here 

 describe) as shall make his, her or their 

 share or shares thereof equal to what 

 shall have been so paid or advanced to 

 or for the benefit, advantage, or prefer- 

 ment of such child or children respect- 

 ively, to the end and intent that the said 

 premises may be equally divided among 

 all such children, share and share alike. 



WILL, Guardian, Appointment of. — " 

 And I hereby commit the guardianship' 

 of all my children, until they shall re- 

 spectively attain the age of twenty-one 

 years, unto my said wife, during her 

 life, if she shall so long continue my 

 widow; and from and after her decease 

 or second marriage, unto my trusty and 

 much esteemed friend A. B., his executors 

 and assigns, (and do hereby declare that 

 the expenses of the maintenance and ed- 

 ucation of my said children, until they 

 shall attain the age aforesaid, or become 

 entitled to the sum or sums of money 

 hereby provided for their benefits respect- 

 ively, shall be paid and borne by my said 

 wife, by and out of the moneys and 

 estate given and bequeathed to her in 

 and by this, my will. 



WILL, Power of Executors to Convey 

 Real Estate. — I will and ordain that the 



