The instrument's own words
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In the name of God, Amen, I Albert Burdick
of Hopkinton, in the county of Washington State of
Rhode Island, being weak in body but of sound mind,
in view of my approaching dissolution do make this my
last will and testament in manner following that is to say.
I give devise and bequeath unto my wife Emma Jane
Burdick all of my estate both real and personal of
whatever name nature or kind and wherever situate
or lying, which I now possess or may hereafter possess,
to her and remain to her, her heirs successors forever,
the praying act of the same all my just debts funeral
charges & expenses of settling my estate I hereby appoint
my said wife Emma Jane Burdick sole executrix of this
my last will and testament & publish and establish
this & this only as my last will and testament
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand at
Hopkinton R.I. the eighth day of April Ad 1883
Albert Burdick
Signed published and declared
by Albert Burdick as for his last
will & testament in our presence who have
at his request in his presence and in
presence of each other hereunto set our
names as witnesses
Alexander Briggs
Enoch M. Ward
Nathaniel Champlin
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this day and be heard therein if they saw fit, by an advertisement
for fourteen days once a week in the Hopkinton Valley Advertiser
a public newspaper published in this town, such notice being
approved of by this court said instrument is read and no
person objecting thereto, and it appearing that said witnessed
is the last will and testament of said deceased and was
legally executed, and that said testator was at the time of
making the same of full age and sound mind, said
instrument is therefore adjudged to be proved, and the
same is approved, accepted and allowed as the last
will and testament of said deceased. It is further added
that letters testamentary be issued to said Emma Jane
Burdick she giving bond in the sum of five thousand
dollars with Alexander Briggs and Enoch M. Vose as
sureties for the due performance of said trust
Witness C. R. Allen Probate Clerk
Probate Court
of Hopkinton R.I.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the
last will and testament of Albert Burdick late of this
town deceased and of the probate thereof and the same
appears of record in this office,
In attestation whereof I have hereunto affixed the
seal of said court this fifteenth day of June A.D. 1903
S.S. C. R. Allen
Probate Clerk
Received for record June 20 at 2-30 o'clock P.M.
and recorded by George Cross Town Clerk
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