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                    Estate of Charles Perkins

           State of Florida }
           Alachua County   }
Petition                     To the Hon H.G. Mason County
           Judge in and for said County & State
                   Now comes your applicant and petitioner, Annie
           P. McElvin and showeth unto your honor that Charles
           Perkins who departed this life on or about the 1st day
           of August A.D. 1895, in said County & State, made and
           left his last Will and Testament, the same being dated
           on the 15" day of June A.D. 1895 = That the same is
           hereto attached and made a part of these presents and
           prayed to be refered in the premises as may be necess-
           ary and proper that your applicant and petitioner the
           said Annie P. McElvin is the duly and legally qual
           appointed Executrix of said Will and Testament as
           upon its face appeared, That said Will was left in
           the care and charge of one William Wyly and has since
           and until now been in his charge & care And the said
                             his
           William Wyley makes^oath that he verily believes the
           writing exhibited as the Last Will & Testament to be
           the true Last Will & Testament of the said deceased
           and that he the said William Wyly has no interest
           in the same and he said William Wiley is a credible person
           and the proper party to make said oath inasmuch as the
           said Executrix has an interest in said Estate bequeathed
           in said Will and Testament Which Affidavit is hereto
           attached and made a part of these presents and prayed
           to be refered to as may seem and be necessary, Whereupon
           your applicant and petitioner applies and prays that
           said Will and Testament be Recorded by said Court &
           as such admitted to probate therein and thereby, and Letters
           Testamentary be granted unto said Executrix the said
           Annie P. McElvin and that she be the duly and legally
           appointed, constituted and qualified Executrix thereof in
           all things as the law directs, provides & permits And your
           applicant & petitioner further applies & prays that such
           other and further proceedings and steps may be taken
           from time to time in all things herein as may be &
           seem proper just and necessary for the execution &
           fully carrying into effect the intentions & provisions of
           of said Will & Testament in all things as the law
           directs, provides and permits in the premises and

Transcribed by Karen Kirkman 21 December 2013
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