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Will of Michael Collins In re Michael Collins deceased The last will and testament of Michael Collins of St. John's in the Island of Newfoundland made on the twenty second day of December Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and eighty-three. In the name of God. Amen. By this my last will and testament, whereby all former wills and testament made by me are revoked and annulled, I Michael Collins aforesaid, do hereby will devise and bequeath my household and other property as follows, that is to say:
As executors to this my last will and testament I appoint my beloved wife Ellen Collins aforesaid and James McLoughlin Esq. Michael Collins Certified correct
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Note: The wills in those will books are NOT actual wills. They are hand-written copies of a, "last will and testament," written by the court clerk, after the death of the testator, when the executor presented them to the court for probate. The court clerk didn't list the signatures at the bottom, he (or she) just put them in the book in whatever order they were in, on the original document, no spacing most of the time, no punctuation. The originals were kept by the executor. We who have typed these wills, have made every effort to include all the errors that were on the microfilm, in order to avoid destroying the integrity of the originals, where ever they may be. |
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