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<p><hi rend="center">LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF <persName xml:id="alger.h">HORACE C. ALGER</persName>.</hi></p>

<p>IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN;</p>

<p>I, HORACE C. ALGER, being of sound mind and memory but knowing the uncertaintynof human life, do now make and publish this my last will and testament, that is to say;</p>

<p>All the property I may be possessed of at time of death I will and bequeath to my three sisters after all my debts have been first paid, infull out of said property or estate.</p>

<p>HORACE C. ALGER. (seal)</p>

<p>Signed, Sealed, Published and Declared by the said Horace C. Alger the testator as and for his last will and testament; and we at <choice><sic>j</sic><corr></corr></choice> his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses thereto, thus 23 rd day of January, A.D. 1894.</p>

<closer><salute>WITNESSES.</salute>

<signed>P. L. GIBBS.</signed>
<signed>William J.Thom.</signed>
<signed>George Woodward.</signed></closer>

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<ab><hi rend="center">C E R T I F I C A T E . </hi></ab>

<ab>State of Wyoming,<lb/>
Sheridan County,  SS.</ab>

<p>I, L. B. Glafcke, Clerk of the District Court within and for the county and state aforesaid, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true, correct and complete copy of the original Will filed and entered on page 39 of the record of Will's of the District Court of Sheridan County, Wyoming.</p>

<p>Witness my hand and the seal of said Court this 29 th day of December, A.D. 1910.</p>

<closer><signed>L. B. Glafcke</signed>

Clerk of Court.</closer>

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in Cody property to<lb/>
E. B. Allan of<lb/>
Sheridan Wyo</hi></ab>

<ab><hi rend="center">Jan. 27. 1911</hi></ab>



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