= Mrs. Tirzeh Porter =
Will = I hereby Will and direct the amounts bequeathed to William
P. Copeland and John D. Copeland shall be held for them
in trust, by my Executor until such time as my Executor
and their mother, Mrs Rachel Addie Gaunt may decide
it is prudent and advisable to pay over said amounts to
said William P. Copeland and John D. Copeland, and in the
event my executor and Mrs Rachel Addie Gaunt should
not reach an agreement on this subject, then I hereby
will and direct that they refer the matter to all my Chil-
dren living (including themselves) and the wishes of
the majority shall prevail, I hereby further stipulate
the death of
that in the event of^either William P. Copeland or John
D. Copeland, before my estate is settled up and amount
as stipulated paid over to them, then in such event their
said interest to revert to their mother, Mrs Rachel Addie
Gaunt or her heirs and assigns It
Fourth = It is my will and wish to have one Executor for
my estate, who is to take charge of and direct the manage-
ment of my said estate, and to that end I hereby appoint,
designate and nominate and select my son Thomas V. Porter
as my sole executor. As I repose full confidence in the in-
tegrity and faithfulness of my son Thomas V. Porter whom I
have nominated and appointed as my Executor, I therefore
direct that he shall not be required to enter into any bond
or bonds to any Court or Courts for the faithful carrying
out of the directions and devices and bequeathments of this
my Last Will and Testament and that no bond or bonds shall
be required of him for the faithful and honest execution of
all the affairs of my estate
Fifth= I hereby Will and bequeath to my son Thomas V.
Porter a reasonable Compensation for services as executor of
my estate
Sixth = I direct that my executor shall use all dilligence in
his best Judgement in the management and direction of my
estate, and that the best Judgement shall be used to Keep the
affairs of my estate out of the Courts, and if it be possible,
to obviate all costs and expenses of Court and litigation
Seventh = Full power and authority is hereby given to my
son Thomas V. Porter, to sell my United States Government Bonds
and any and all personal property or real that may belong
to me or to my estate at my death, and to collect any and
all indebtedness of every description that may be due or
afterwards become due to my estate. My Executor is also
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