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Author : Virgil McClure Harris
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Total Pages : 496 pages
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Download or read book Ancient, Curious and Famous Wills written by Virgil McClure Harris and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virgil M. Harris
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ISBN 13 : 9781330855195
Total Pages : 494 pages
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Download or read book Ancient, Curious and Famous Wills (Classic Reprint) written by Virgil M. Harris and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ancient, Curious and Famous Wills "Let's choose executors, and talk of wills; And yet not so, -for what can we bequeath, Save our deposed bodies to the ground?" An addition to the fifteen millions of books of which the world is now possessed demands an explanation, if not an apology. In my experience as a lecturer on the Law of Wills, and in the practical administration of estates controlled by wills, in which I have been engaged for many years, it has been a subject of surprise to me that no one in America has seriously undertaken the collection of curious and famous wills. It has occurred to me that I might discharge the duty which every lawyer owes to his profession by making such a collection. The subject is very comprehensive, and the material required has been 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 has been my effort to select from this collection the wills which appeared most interesting and entertaining. I recognize quite fully the wisdom of Lord Coke's remark, that "Wills, and the construction of them, do more perplex a man than any other learning; and to make a certain construction of them exceedeth jurisprudentum artem." Perplexity has likewise beset me in an attempt to classify the wills in this work and place them under convenient and appropriate headings. It must not be forgotten that while all men may make wills, and should do so, yet all men have not done so. It is a remarkable trait in human character that wills are for the most part postponed, and that many men of wealth and distinction die without them. So great a man as Abraham Lincoln left no will, though he had a considerable estate. General Grant also died intestate, but his estate was small. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Virgil McClure Harris
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Total Pages : 472 pages
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Download or read book Ancient, Curious and Famous Wills written by Virgil McClure Harris and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virgil M. Harris
Publisher : Alpha Edition
ISBN 13 : 9789355349590
Total Pages : 512 pages
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Download or read book Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills written by Virgil M. Harris and published by Alpha Edition. This book was released on 2021-10-22 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies and hence the text is clear and readable.
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Publisher : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1886363870
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Collection of All the Wills, Now Known to be Extant, of the Kings and Queens of England, Princes and Princesses of Wales, and Every Branch of the Blood Royal, from the Reign of William the Conqueror, to that of Henry the Seventh Exclusive written by and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 1999 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These wills of members of the English Royalty from William the Conqueror through Henry VII are in their original language and often have brief introductions, annotations and postscripts in English. With a Glossary and "Additional Observations and Corrections." x, 434 pp. Originally published: London: J. Nichols, 1780. "This series of miscellaneous and different wills presents us with many curious particulars. We learn from them more of the manners and private life of our illustrious ancestors, some new facts in their public history, and several new descents in their pedigrees. The prospect of death sets their lives in a new point of light." --Preface, v
Author : Virgil McClure Harris
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Total Pages : 496 pages
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Download or read book Ancient, Curious and Famous Wills written by Virgil McClure Harris and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Henry Davenport Adams
Publisher : The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 1584772387
Total Pages : 412 pages
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Download or read book Learned in the Law (1882) written by William Henry Davenport Adams and published by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.. This book was released on 2002 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A set of biographical sketches of eminent jurists from the 17th through 19th centuries, including Lord Bacon, John Selden, the Earl of Mansfield, Sir William Jones, and Lord Brougham. Intended to encourage emulation, Adams offers a series of "Great Man" portraits in the manner of Carlyle that emphasizes the outstanding moral character, determination, and diligence of his subjects and their crucial contributions to Britain. Like many Victorians, Adams feared that the professional specialization created by the growth of science and industry would eliminate the type of well-rounded personality dear to the English. This concern is evident in his choice of representative figures. He demonstrates in each case that these were men of parts with a breadth of interests that contributed to their greatness as jurists.
Author : George William Marshall
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ISBN 13 : 9781331899600
Total Pages : 182 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Handbook to the Ancient Courts of Probate and Depositories of Wills (Classic Reprint) written by George William Marshall and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Handbook to the Ancient Courts of Probate and Depositories of Wills I have attempted in these pages to form a calendar of all the Courts exercising Testamentary Jurisdiction prior to 1858, when their records were, by an Act of Parliament, 20 and 21 Victoria, cap. 77, transferred to the Court of Probate. The information here given is based upon the Returns of Courts empowered to grant Probates of Wills, made to Parliament, and ordered to be printed 30 May, 1828, 16 April, 1829, 26 March, 1830, and 27 February, 1832; and also upon the "Index of Courts of which the Records, etc., have been transmitted to the Court of Probate; also, a List of the Registries of the Court of Probate, etc., March, 1862," 4, a work, so far as I know, only issued to the Registrars of the District Registries created by the Act of 1858. The form of this book is similar to that Index. The number of Courts noticed in this book is about 325. The materials at my command, though somewhat out of date, have been utilized to the best of my ability, aided by the kind cooperation of the Registrars of some of the District Registries, and such private inquiry as I have been able to make. The object of these pages is to show at a glance the date of the earliest known Record, Will, Administration, or Inventory, as the case may be, in each Court, which is indicated by the date in the first column; the name of the Court, and the localities subject to it, in the second: and the present place of deposit of the Records in the third. Those who consult them will be the best judges as to how far this object has been attained. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
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Total Pages : 1014 pages
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Download or read book Case and Comment written by and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 1014 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Illinois State Library
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Total Pages : 814 pages
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Download or read book Dictionary Catalogue of the Illinois State Library written by Illinois State Library and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 814 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
