Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Wilkie Collins, 1882 Mar. 22.

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Copy of the Last Will and Testament of Wilkie Collins, 1882 Mar. 22.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270536290

Leaving equal bequests of £200 and gold jewelery to Caroline Graves and Martha Rudd, and smaller bequests to servants and family members. Dividing the remainder of the estate into two moieties to benefit Caroline and Martha. On Caroline's death, her half to benefit her daughter Harriet (called Carry or Caroline Junior by Collins). On Harriet's death, her half to be reunited with the rest of the estate and to benefit Martha and her children Marian, Harriet, and William (fathered by Collins and acknowledged as such in the will, but with the surname Dawson). Naming Charles James Ward of No. 11 John Street, Adelphi Frederick Lehmann of No. 15 Berkeley Square and Henry Powell Bartley of No. 30 Somerset Street, Portman Square as executors.

1 item (7 p.) ; 41.5 x 33.4 cm.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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