1887

Robert Carter

Originals
missing

Estate of Robert Carter 1887
From LDS Microfilm #2057238

(Sorry but the print in this whole document is very small and dark making it very difficult to transcribe)

??? al?? two pair of Blankets marked 1880 and two pair ??h?? thats marked "??inghuts ???" ??th ??o chest marked "I. J. D" which belonged to my first wife. All the rest of my person?? I leave to my second wife including my silver pencil case and Diamond Ring.
    ??isions .   Flo??i L??so Bai?'s L??so and ???rsi? . After the death of my ??ter any interest of th?? accruing from the above properties shall be divided in equal thirds between first my dear wife Second Re?? J.S. ??ight his wife or daughters and third L?? T. CLancey after the death of the first second or third the interest ?r??? to the other two ??? longest life ?he? the fi??t disposed of the property __
Samuel Knight _ June 19^th 1885 . ??? for ???.
If the pr??ing interests are realized as sh?pe and calculate
My wife will have                    My sisters
£140 Me?ican shares             £ 1?0 Me?ican Bonds
     ?indes?s after ??ds are p^d          9 ?? coupons
1400 ??? Patent
56 per ann ??? 1897 ???          100 ?? ??? 6^th 99
33 ??? _ a??? _                33 Ba??? f? life
                              50 ?atundo

       I certify that the foregoing is a correct copy

Prescott Emerson?
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Reg^t
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Last Will and Testament of
Robert Carter of Saint John's
Superintendant of Mercantile Marine _
                    This is the last will and Testament of Robert Carter of Saint John's Newfoundland . Sup??? of Mercantile Marine _                       I give and bequeath to my wife Mary Ann Carter all my property for her sole use and Benefit during her life time and ???

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the said property or as much as remains of it is to be equally divided between my two daughters Mary Ann Carter and Fanny Margaret Carter if they are then unmarried , or if one only is then unmarried half of the said property is to be paid to the unmarried one , and the other half to be divided equally between my other children , or in case of both my daughters being married at the time of my wife's death the whole of the property is to be divided equally between my children - provided that if either of my children having married shall have died previous to my said wifes death the children of such deceased child if any shall inherit their parents share _    I appoint my sons Robert Carter and George John Carter my executors _    Dated at Saint Johns Nfld this Twenty third day of July 1884_ Robert Carter _
          I certify that the foregoing is a correct copy

(the following was written on the same page as the above but is not part of the will of Robert Carter)
Last Will and Testament of
Jeremiah Rose of Little Bay,??t
Fortune Bay.   Fisherman _
                    In the name of God Amen - I Jeremiah Rose of Little Bay, ??r, Fortune Bay , Newfoundland Fisherman and Planter , being of sound mind but weak in body and knowing that it is appointed unto all ??? once to die ??? do Make this my last Will and Testament I desire that all my just debts and funeral expenses be paid and then give and bequeath the Schooner and all the fishing gear, boats, seines and nets with fish stores to my two sons George and John Joseph equally, on condition that they support and Maintain in comfort my other son, their brother, Levi Thomas - and their three sisters Eliza Charity, Elizabeth and Una as long as they remain