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IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I Evan Sleeman of the County of «Nevada, Stet « ofCelifornia
of the age of sixty one years,and being of sound mind,and not under any restraint or the
influenee or missrepesentation®?f ®"y Person whatever,do make,publish,and,declare this my
last Will and testament in the manner following,thet is to say
Piret: That my body be decently buried, without any undue ceramuny or ostentation, but with
Proper regard to my sitaation and condition in life and the circumstances of my estate.
RR nt ee NF th SecondlyI direct my executors as herein named as soon 48 they have sufficient funds
in their hands pay my fumeral expenses and the expenses of my last sicknesa.
PhirdI appoint wy wife Ann Sleenan my executrix and administratrix without bonds.
FourthThat I willand bequeath all and every of my Personal and real estate to my wife
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hen curing her term of life consisting of one hundred acres of land being omr homestead, ai tuated on the East and West sides of Wolf Creek in Grass Valley Township, County and State afore
said, with all and evary of the cattle, horsas and wagons, with all and eveyy live stock now
in our possession, on said premises, also our house and houschold furniture, ets during her
,iife time.
FifthThat after the death of my wife that said property shall be divided equally betweam
iy two sons, John W Sleenan and Thomas Sleaman. John W Sleanan to have the Southwest eighty
acres and Thomas Sleeman to have the remainder of said farm and homestead. All personal property
to be equally diviced between our two sons.
In WITNESS WHEREOP, I have hereunto set my hand aid seal this the second dgy of Sepitcuber
in the year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fighty two (1852)
Evan Sleeman (seal)
The foregoing instrummi consist of two pages was at the date hereof signed, sealed and
published as and declared to be his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who at his
‘nesses thereto.
Signed and Sealed in the presence of
Daniel H Williams,
Residing in Grass Valley, Nevada County, California
Henry Scadden ar
Kesiding in Grass Vella, Nevada County, California
_Piled March 20th, 1906. : 2s
‘FL Arbogast, Clerk
By AJ Hosking, Deputy.
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