Will            Samuel Y. Finley
Item 3       equally or as near as practicable in my
             property. But if misfortune or necessity
                                    wife
             seem to require my said^is hereby authorized
             and empowered to relieve the necessities of
             any of my said children according to the
             promptings of her motherly love being govered
             by her own good judgment taking all the cir-
             cumstances into Consideration.
Item 4       I hereby nominate, and appoint my said wife
             Julia D. Finley sole Executrix of this my last
             Will, and Testament, and request that letters Testamen-
             tary be issued to her by the proper Probate
             Court without requiring her to give or file any
             Bond for the due execution of this my last Will
             and Testament. I do this because of the perfect,
             and absolute confidence I repose in my said
             wife.
             Commending my wife, and Children to the protecting
             care, and everlasting love of God. I hereby on this
             the First day of December AD 1898, at Gainesville
             Florida sign, and seal this instrument in the presence
             of the following witnesses who attest the same at
             my request This Dec 1st 1898
             Executed by the testator        }  Samuel Y. Finley  (Seal)
             Samuel Y. Finley in our         }
             presence who hereby subscribe   }
             our names as Witnesses          }
             in the presence of the testator }
             and in the presence of each other.
Witnesses    1                 W.W. Hampton
             2                 E.E. Voyle
Proof
             State of Florida } Personally appeared before me H.G. Mason
             Alachua Co       } County Judge for the County aforesaid E.E. Voyle
             one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing paper writing who being
             duly sworn declares and says that S.Y. Finley did in my presence sign
             seal, and publish the foregoing paper writing as and for his last Will
             and Testament: and that he the said witness, signed the same as a subscri
             Witness, at the special request of the said testator: and that the said
             testator signed said paper writing in the presence of W.W. Hampton who
             likewise signed said paper writing, as subscribing Witnesses in the
             presence, and at the request of of said testator and also in the
             presence of this affiant, and that he verily believes said paper
             writing to be the true last Will and Testament of said testator
             Sworn to and subscribed before me                         E.E. Voyle
             this 14th day July AD 1903
                              H.G. Mason
                              Co Judge