Ancient, Curious, and Famous WillsThe Lawbook Exchange, Ltd., 1999 - 472 páginas This collection of wills will be enjoyed by the layman, the lawyer and the scholar as a reflection of the individual cited and of their times. All sorts of wills from the sublime to the absurd are included, such as the will of a pig, clauses in wills concerning slaves, the wills that established the Nobel Prize and the Rhodes scholarship, and many more. This fascinating volume contains the text of wills that are "ancient" Confucius' will, Solon's introduction of wills to the ancient Greeks; wills that are "curious" a will that attempts to bequeath property to the devil, bequests to pets; and wills of the "famous" well-known authors (Rabelais, Dickens, etc.), European royalty (Napoleon, Mary Queen of Scots, etc.) and U.S. presidents (George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, etc.). Well-indexed by subject and name.
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... . Miscellaneous • 158 · CHAPTER V TESTAMENTARY AND KINDRED MISCELLANY 203 CHAPTER VI WILLS OF FAMOUS FOREIGNERS · 249 CHAPTER VII WILLS OF FAMOUS AMERICANS 324 INDEX . 455 INTRODUCTION " The Moving Finger writes ; and , having ix.
... Testamentary dispositions of property in some form are of very ancient origin ; even in the Biblical period we find the statement in Genesis to the effect that Jacob gave to Joseph a portion above his brethren . Solon is said to have ...
... testamentary disposition comes to us from the Ro- man law . In the present age , both in England and in the United States , a full and absolute disposition of property is permitted , subject to certain conditions , which are hereinafter ...
... testamentary dispositions in some form have come down to us from the earliest times . In the year 1902 , the French government sent out a commission to make archæo- logical investigations in Persia . At the city of Susa , they un ...
... testamentary provisions with great care . That is , he should , if possible , use such words that his plan shall not be misunder- stood and shall be carried into effect without dispute or litigation , for unlike instruments between ...
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