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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND &c. PROBATE COURT OF THE
County of Washington Town of Hopkinton
OFFICE OF THE CLERK
--CERTIFICATE--
I, Lawrence W. Kenyon clerk of said Court, having by law the custody of the seal, and
all the records, books, documents and papers of or appertaining to said Court, hereby certify
that the annexed to be true copies of papers appertaining to said Court, and on file and of record
in this office.
In attestation whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and have affixed the seal of said
Court, this 21st day of November A. D., 1955.
LAWRENCE W. KENYON (L.S.)
Clerk
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, That I, ALICE B. P. SAUNDERS, of Hopkinton, Rhode
Island, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do hereby make, ordain, publish and de-
clare this as and for my Last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all previous wills and codicils
by me heretofore made, in manner and form as follows, to-wit:-
FIRST: I direct my Executor, herein after named, to pay all of my just debts and
funeral expenses as soon as possible after my decease.
SECOND: I give, devise and bequeath all the rest and residue of my estate, both real
and personal and wherever the same may be situated, to my husband, William W. Saunders, if
he is living at the time of my decease.
THIRD: In the event that my said husband not living at the time of my decease, or
if we perish in a common disaster, then I give, devise and bequeath my estate as follows:-
(1) To Madeline Saunders Jolly of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, the sum of
One Thousand Dollars.
(2) To a daughter, Rhoda Belle Rilven of Westerly, Rhode Island, the sum
of One Thousand Dollars.
(3) To my son, Lennon J. Bray of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, all of the rest
and residue of my estate, both real and personal and wherever the
same may be situated.
FOURTH: I authorize and empower my Executor, hereinafter named, to mortgage, sell,
lease or otherwise convey any of my real or personal estate, whenever it in its sole discretion
deems it advisable to do for the best interest of my estate, without applying to any tribunal
for such permission.
FIFTH: I nominate and appoint the Industrial Trust Company, a Rhode Island corporation,
of Providence, Rhode Island as the Executor of this my Last Will and Testament, and I direct
that no surety be required on its bond.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 31st day of August, 1953.
ALICE B. P. SAUNDERS
Signed, sealed, published and declared by the
above named Testatrix, Alice B. P. Saunders, as
and for her Last Will and Testament, in our
presence, who, at her request, in her presence
and in the presence of each other hereunto set
our names as witnesses.
Anne E. Ward
Harold B. Soloveitzik
Received for record November 29th, A. D. 1955 at 10:35 o'Clock, A. M., and recorded
by [Signature]
Town Clerk