= Charles K. Dutton =

     Surrogates Court       }
City and County of New York }

     In the matter of proving the Last will & Testament
                        deceased
     of Charles K. Dutton^as a Will of Real and personal 
     property.

     City County and State of New York
                    Samuel S. Auchincloss of New York City
     being duly sworn as a witness in the above entitled matter
     and examined on behalf of the applicant to prove said 
     will says - I was well acquainted with Charles K. 
     Dutton of the City of New York, now deceased, I Knew 
     the above named decedent for more than four years 
     before his death The subscription of the name of the
                                              to
     said decedent to the instrument now shown^me and 
     offered for Probate as his last Will and Testament 
     and bearing date the thirtieth day of January in the 
     year One thousand eight hundred and ninety five 
     was made by the decedent at the City of New York on
     the thirtieth day of January in the year One Thousand 
     eight hundred and ninety five in the presence of my-
     self and of John W. Auchincloss and Hugh D. Auchincloss 
     the other subscribing witnesses. At the time of such sub-
     scription the said decedent declared the said instrument 
     so subscribed by him to be his last Will and Testament
     and I thereupon signed my name as a witness at the end 
     of said instrument at the request of said decedent and 
     in his presence
          The said decedent at the time of so executing said
     instrument was upwards of twenty one years of age
     and in my opinion of sound mind, memory and un-
     derstanding, not under any restraint, or in any respect 
     incompetent to make a Will, I also saw John W. Auchincloss 
     and Hugh D. Auchincloss, the other subscribing witnesses, sign 
     their names as witnesses at the end of said Will, and Know 
     that they did so at the request, and in the presence of 
45¢  said decedent
                                               } Samuel S. Auchincloss
     Witness sworn and examined before         }
     me this 18" day of May 1897.              }
               Jacob Washburn                  }
     Assistant to the Surrogate, New York City }