Last Will of Mrs. Jennie Bass, Tensas Parish, Louisiana
  Copied from the original in Record Book A-Wills and Donations
  Tensas Parish Courthouse-
  Copied and submitted by Edith Ziegler, AUG 2000

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State of Louisiana, Parish of Tensas
  Be it known that I William D A Gorton, notary public in and for the
  Parish of Tensas and State of Louisiana of the 20th day of February 1918 
  I repaired to the house of Mrs. Jennie Bass, a resident of the said Parish 
  and State, where at her request and at her dictation the following 
  instrument was written by me the said notary, and declared to be her last 
  will and testament. According to an agreement made with her late dear 
  husband I promised to leave this Myrtle Grove Plantation to my adopted son 
  and nephew John F. Richardson with all property thereon and hereby do give 
  and bequeath the said property to him-and furthermore I give and bequeath 
  to Henry Richardson, my nephew that portion of said land known as the Hays 
  tract, consisting of two hundred and fifty acres now under lease to Mr. 
  Morris Norpaan furthermore I will that the Nealy field and Chickenville be 
  sold to pay the debt now resting on the property--Furthermore I desire 
  and wish that my nephew John F. Richardson be care taker and provider of 
  and for his two sisters, Mary J Rasche and  Anna Moult Dodge.  
  In testimony whereof the said Mrs. Jennie Bass has signed her will
  herself in of Chas L. Kempe, Chas D. Brigham and R. F. Farrell, lawful 
  Witnesses residing in the parish and me notary, after having read the same 
  in an audible voice in the presence of the testator and the witnesses 
  without interuption and without turning aside to other acts this 20th day
  of February AD 1918        (signed) Jennie Bass 


  Witnesses:                         W. D.A Gorton
  Chas L. Kempe, Chas D. Brigham,    Notary Public
  R. F. Farrell

  Done and passed on the day and date aforesaid and in the parish afore-
  said before me      
                                     W. D. A. Gorton
                                     Notary Public

  Filed and recorded Feb 26th 1918   Jos. Curry, Clerk of Court