Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills

Name: Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills
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Author: Virgil M. Harris

by Virgil M. Harris

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This subject is very comprehensive, and the material required was 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 was Mr. Harris' effort to select from this collection the wills which appeared most interesting and entertaining. Importance of wills; Ancient wills; Wills in fiction and poetry; Curious wills relating to husbands, wives and children, animals, charity, burial and miscellaneous; Testamentary and kindred misc...

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ANCIENT CURIOUS AND FAMOUS WILLS
PREFACE
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
ANCIENT, CURIOUS, AND FAMOUS WILLS
CHAPTER I THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
CHAPTER II ANCIENT WILLS
CHAPTER III WILLS IN FICTION AND POETRY
CHAPTER IV CURIOUS WILLS
1 Husbands, Wives, and Children
2 ANIMALS
3 CHARITY
4 BURIAL
5 MISCELLANEOUS
CHAPTER V TESTAMENTARY AND KINDRED MISCELLANY
CHAPTER VI WILLS OF FAMOUS FOREIGNERS
CHAPTER VII WILLS OF FAMOUS AMERICANS
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