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Will of Alexander Cloe

In the name of the benevolent father of all I Alexander Cloe of
Clark County Illinois do make and publish this my last will and
testament.

Item 1st.I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Margaret five
hundred dollars in money.

Item 2nd I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Elizabeth five
dollars in money.

Item 3rd I give and bequeath to my beloved daughter Frances Maria
five dollars in money.

Item 4th I give and bequeath to my beloved son William five
dollars in money.

I further give to my daughter Margaret all my dishes and cupboard
___.

I do hereby appoint and nominate my son-in-law Joseph Dunoven sole
executor of this my last will and testament hereby authorizing and
empowering him to adjust release and discharge in such manner as
he may see proper the debts and claims __to me. I do also
authorize him to gather up all my property and sell it for cash or
on a credit as he thinks but paying my funeral expenses out of the
same and dividing the residue of money and notes equally between
my three beloved daughter and my grand son Alexander Cloe.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
21st day of May A.D. 1867.

Alexander Cloe (seal)

Signed and acknowledged by said Alexander Cloe as his last will
and testament in our presence and signed by us in his presence.

Joseph Fulton (seal)
Lewis R. Fulton (seal)


State of Illinois
Clark County

In the county court of said county in probate July term A.D. 1867.
Personally appeared in open court Joseph Fulton and Lewis R.
Fulton subscribing witnesses to by forgoing instrument of writing
purporting to be the last will and testament of Alexander Cloe
late of Clark County deceased who being duly sworn according to
law do depose and say each for himself that he foregoing is the
last will and testament of the said Alexander Cloe deceased that
they subscribed their names thereto as the ___ witnesses at the
request of the said testator and in his presence and in the
presence of each other on the 21st day of May A.D. 1867 _____
their presence by making his mark and ___ the same. ____ and
testament and that the said testator at the time of ___ same as
aforesaid was of full age sound mind and memory with no
constraint.

Joseph Fulton
Lewis R. Fulton

Subscribed and sworn in open court the 10th day of July A.D. 1867
A.B. Brisco County Clerk.



Estate of Alexander Cloe, deceased oath of executor

State of Illinois Clark County

In county court July term A.D. 1867

I do solemnly swear that his writing contained the last will and
testament of the ___ named Alexander Cloe deceased so far as I
know or believe, and that I will and truly execute the same by
paying first the debts and then the legacies mentioned therein as
far as his goods and chattels will thereunto extend, and the law
charge me__ that I will make a __ and perfect inventory of all
such goods and chattels rights and credits as my come to my hands
or knowledge belonging to the estate of the deceased and ___ a __
and fair account of my executorship when thereunto required by law
to the best of my knowledge and abilities so help me God.

Joseph Donovan

Sworn to and subscribed this 10th day of July A.D. 1867 in open court before me A.B. Brisco, Clerk

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