Julia A. Van Ness

All which in have caused by these presents to be exemplified
and the seal of our said Surrogate Court to be hereunto
affixed
     Witness Rastus S. Ransom Surrogate of the
 City of New York in the twentieth day of
March in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-one of our In-
dependence the one hundred and fifteenth
                James F. McLaughlin
                   Clerk of the Surrogate Court
I Rastus S. Ransom, Surrogate of said County
and sole presiding Magistrate of the Surrogate
Court do hereby certify that James F. McLaughlin
whose name is subscribed to the foregoing
exemplification is the Clerk of the said
Surrogate Court of the County of New 
York, and that full faith & credit are
due to his aforesaid acts. I further certify that
the seal of the said Surrogate Court, and that
the attestation thereof is in due form and
according to the form of attestations in this
State.
 Dated New York March 25th 1891
                          Rastus S. Ransom
                                 Surrogate

State of New York           }
City and County of New York }
   I James F. McLaughlin Clerk of the Sur-
ogate Court of the County of New York do
hereby Certify that Rastus S. Ransom whose
name is Subscribed to the foregoing certificate
is the presiding Magistrate of the Surrogate
Court of the County of New York, duly ******
Sworn, and qualified and that the signature of
said Magistrate to said Certificate is
genuine
   In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand
and seal affixed the seal of the said Court this
25th day of March 1891
                      James McLaughlin
                       Clerk of the Surrogate Court