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Application for 'robatr of Ifill of.CHARLES GESS.NER..
........................................................late of J.?.Q.*-9..y.gh..9.f...E.~.§.t...W.~.§.h~ngt.9.tL.,Washington County,
Pennsylvania deceased,and ~rattt of 1.4l'ttl'rli IDl'litaml'tttary.
REGISTER'S OFFICE,
WASHINGTON COUNTY,}SS.:
Mollie F.Gessner and Before the Register of Wills of Washington
Charles W.Campbell,As sistant Secretary,
County,personally appeared M.~.n9.~..N9:.tJ9.P.:~J..J?9:~..~Q~t ..r...n!§.LC..Q.m.I?~Hly..I who being
duly sworn says that.q?:~E!.~.~Q.~.~..~.~~.!late resident of
........~.~.~.Lw:~.~.hi.P:g,t.9.~1 ,Washington County,Pennsylvania,a citizen of...Y.:g!.!~.<i ..§.t~J~.§died
testate at.w.~.~.:9J.ng.t.9.!b P.~.t on the ?).~.t.day of.f..~.!?.r..1M~:.r..Y.A.D.19 9.9...
at.....l.:.O.Q o'clock a m.,age 9..Q leaving an estate of the estimated value of $Undt::t.e.rmined .
personalty,and $f?9.A..Q.9..Q.~..9..9 realty,said real estate being located in B.Q.J:.Qugh..Qf .
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The decedent's legatees and devisees are as follows:
NAME RELATIONSHIP RESIDENCE
Mollie F.Ges sner Wife 639 East Beau Street,
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Testator has gg.L married and !l:9.children have been born since the
execution of the will offered for probate.
Petitioner prays that the paper writing filed herewith dated........J.~n1*!il:.r.y.....1Q.......l.9.5..J......a.nd..GQdidl.......
dated August 20,1957
may be admitted to probate as the last Will and Testament of said decedent,and to grant Letters Testamen-
tary thereon to M.~}J2g N~~~.9.g~J..J?.~g.k ..~.!l:g r..r..]J.§.t.g.9.mp.9.-.ny ~ng,..MQUi~F.t G.e.s.s.ne.r...
whose postoffice address is ~.Q §.g.~~.h ..M.~~.P:..$.tE~.~tl Yf..~.§.m...:rr.gtsm.l p.~!\.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this....../...................~J t
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COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,}.WASHINGTON COUNTY SS.:MoIlle F.Gessner and Charles w.
m~Campbell,Assistant Secretary,
And now L ,19 ~g ,comes...Mellan..Nati.onal..B.ank..and··-T·l'ust..C ompany
who being duly sworn doth depose and say that...th~y.........will well and truly administer the goods and chat·
tels,rights and credits of g.h§:.!.J~.~Q.~.§..§.n~.r.deceased,
to the best of .th.~.i.r....skill and judgment in strict compliance with the laws of this Commonwealth,mind-
ful of the laws relating to inheritance taxes.
Sworn and subcribed before me this .!.
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the foregoing last will and testament of...g~~.~1.~.~g.~..~.~~.~F........................................................................deceased,
and on hJ.~solemn 9.~.E.tt:did say that g,~was present,and did see and hear
............g.h.~..r.1.~..~.Q~.~.;'?n..~.;:,deceased,the testa~.9.~therein named,sign,seal,publish
and declare the same as and for hJ.~.last will and testament,and that at the doing thereof
...........h~.........was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to be best of the affiants'knowledge
and belief.
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me the day and year aforesaid.
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who,after being duly quaHfied ac'cording to law,deposes and say that they are well acquainted with the handwriting
of _.._._C.h_e._r.l.~..s_G.~.S_S.P~_~___._._.__ _ ,Deceased,Testator to the foregoing
Will dated__._;r~~~~!!.y.J9.____._.._ _ __._...______l$J..,and that the signatur~
of said _.._.._ _Qb.:~r.l~JL.9.-.~..~_~P._.~.;r.----.--~~b~1IPx~D~BlX is in his lX.Jtlxr
own proper handwriting,as they,the affiants,verily believe.
one of is not now
Also,thay'the subscribing witnesses ~@t:l~X~within this jurisdiction.
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before me_the day and year aforesaid.
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Codicil No ~.__.__ _under date oL...~~.~g.~.~~?9.~.~~.~.?L _to the fore-
going last will and testament oL _.QP.~.!.'J~.~g~.~.~·.n~.:r.deceased,
dated .J.~.~~~.!.'y.._.19.:t.p .._19._..5.3.,and on t.h~.~_~._solemn.._9.~.tP.did say that
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deceased,the testat.Q.r__therein named,sign,seal,publish and declare the same as and for a
Codicil to..__h.tJL__._.last will and testament,and that at the doing thereoL____._~.~.__ _ .
was of sound disposing mind,memory and understanding,to the best of the affiant's knowledge and
belief.
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before me the day and year aforesaid.
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FIRST CODICIL
to
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
8/13/57
I,CHARLES GESSNER,of the Borough of East Washington,
County of Washington,Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,do hereby make
this First Codicil to my Last Will and Testament dated January la,1953:
FIRST:The Insurance Trust Agreement identified in Article
FOUR TH of my Will has been amended to include my wife,MOLLIE F.
GESSNER,as co-trustee.For the purpose of determining the amount
passing under said Article,all applicable values shall be those finally
determined for Federal estate tax purposes in my estate.
SECOND:I hereby revoke Article SIXTH of my Will and sub-
stitute therefor the following:
"SIXTH:All the residue of my estate,real and personal,
and wherever situate,I give,devise and bequeath to my wife,
MOLLIE F.GESSNER,and MELLON NATIONAL BANK AND
TRUST COMPANY,IN TRUST,NEVERTHELESS,for the following
uses and purposes:
During the lifetime of my wife,MOLLIE F.GESSNER,if
she survives me,the Trustees shall pay the net income (herein-
after called ltlncomell)from this Trust Estate quarter-annually
to her or for her benefit.If suc h Income s ha11 be insufficient in
the opinion of the corporate Trustee to provide for the welfare,
maintenance,support and education of my wife and children,the
corporate Trustee is authorized in its discretion to use so much
of the principal as may in its opinion be advisable therefor;
PROVIDED,however,that principal shall not be used for the sole
benefit of my wife if principal is available from the trust referred
to in Article FOUR TH hereof.
Upon the death of my wife,or upon my death if she does not
survive me,the remaining principal and any accrued or undis-
tributed Income shall be transferred and delivered in equal shares
to my then surviving children,the then surviving issue of any
deceased child to take by representation the share to which the
parent if living would have been entitled.
If any minor becomes entitled hereunder to a share of prin-
cipal,such share shall be retained by the remaining Trustee;and
so much of the Income and principal as the Trustee may deem
necessary for the minor's welfare,comfort,recreation,support
and education shall be paid by the Trustee to the person having
custody of such minor,without liability on the part of the Trustee
to see to the application thereof,or shall be applied directly for
those purposes by the Trustee,and any Income not so expended
shall be added to and become a part of the principal,to be
invested hereunder.Any unexpended principal and income shall
be paid to the minor at majority.If such minor dies during minority,
the minor's share of principal and any undistributed Income shall be
distributed to those persons entitled to receive his or her personal
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estate;PROVIDED,however,that if any such person is then an
income beneficiary under any trust under this paragraph,his or
her share shall be added thereto.
The interests of the beneficiaries hereunder shall not be
subject to anticipation or to voluntary or involuntary alienation;
and the principal and Income s ha11 be paid by the Trustees direct
to or for the use of the beneficiary entitled thereto,without regard
to any assignment,order,attachment or claim whatever.
The Trustees may in their discretion make distribution here-
under in cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind.
The corporate Trustee shall be entitled to receive annually
compensation for its services hereunder in accordance with the
schedule of compensation of the corporate Trustee currently in
effect when the services are performed.Ir
TlliRD:As used in Article SEVENTH,the term "Trustee'shall
include both Trustees.Articles EIGHTH,NINTH and TENTH shall refer only
to the corporate Trustee.In the event of my wife's death,resignation or
incapacity,no successor individual Trustee shall be appointed.
FOUR TH:I appoint my wife,MOLLIE F.GESSNER,co-executor
with MELLON NATIONAL BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,sharing the same
powers.
FIFTH:In all other respects I ratify and republish my Will as
of this date.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand and seal
this 20th day of August ,1957.---------------------
Signed,sealed,
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published and declared bY"CH E;GESSNER,
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the Testator above named,as and for his First Codicil to his Last Will and
Testament in the presence of us,who,at his request,in his presence and
in the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names as
witnesses hereto.
Address:
Address:
Address:
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
CHARLES GESSNER
SAMUEL GOLDFARB
ATTORNEY AT LAW
WASHINGTON TRUST BUILDING
WASHINGTON,PA.
LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
I,CHARLES GESSNER,of the Borough of East Washington,
County of Washington,Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,do hereby make
this my Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking any and all Wills at
any time heretofore made by me.
FIRST:I direct that all of my just debts and funeral ex-
penses shall be paid as soon as may be convenient after my death.
SECOND:I give and bequeath to my wife,Mollie F.Gessner,
all household goods,furniture,furnishings,books,pictures,paintings,
silver,chinaware,jewelry and automobiles,if any,which I may own at
the time of my death;provided,however,that if my wife shall fail to
survive me for a period of sixty days,I give and bequeath said property
to my children me surviving,in such shares as they may determine.
THIRD:If,at the time of my death,I am the owner or part
owner of a business conducted under my name or a trade name,I give,
devise and bequeath unto my wife,Mollie F.Gessner,all of the assets
of said business located in the store room or rooms in which said business
has been conducted,including all merchandise,furniture and fixtures and
accounts receivable.Any accounts payable of said business are to be
assumed by my wife.
FOURTH:If my wife,the said Mollie F.Gessner,shall
survive me,I give,devise and bequeath,either in cash or in kind,or
partly in cash and partly in kind,unto Mellon National Bank and Trust
Company,in trust,however,to be added to and form a part of that certain
Insurance Trust Agreement made by me under date of January 10,
1953,as amended from time to time,whether prior or subsequent to the
date of the execution of this Agreement,an amount to be computed as follows:
An amount equal to fifty per cent of the value of my adjusted
gross estate as finally determined for Federal Estate Tax purposes,less
the value of all interests in property and proceeds of insurance on my
life,if any,which pass or have passed to my wife under the provisions
of this Will or otherwise than under this Will,but only to the extent that
such values are included in determining the amount of marital deduction
allowed for Federal Estate Tax purposes in my estate.
In the event that such a Trust should not be in existence at
the time of my death,(or the death of the survivor of me and my wife)
then I do hereby give,devise and bequeath the amount to be computed as
hereinabove set forth to the Mellon National Bank and Trust Company,as
Trustee,to be held by it under and subject to the terms and conditions of
a Trust which terms and conditions shall be exactly the same as those
specified in my aforesaid Insurance Trust Agreement as it existed at the
time of the execution of this my Last Will and Testament with like effect
as if the terms and conditions of said Insurance Trust Agreement were
incorporated herein verbatim.
The amount of the devise and bequest made by this Article
Fourth shall not in any event be diminished or be affected by any estate,
inheritance,succession or transfer taxes,which,by the laws of the
United States of America,or of any state or of any sub-division or authority
thereof,or of any foreign country,shall be assessed against,imposed upon,
payable with respect to,or deductible from said devise and bequest,or
any property,real or personal,or estate or interest therein,distributable
to or receivable by my Trustee by reason of or in payment or satisfaction
of said devise and bequest;any and all such taxes shall be paid out of my
residuary estate as hereinafter expressly directed.
FIFTH:I direct my Executor to payout of the principal of
my residuary estate,pas sing under Article Sixth hereof,all estate,inheri-
tance'transfer and succession taxes,imposed upon or payable with respect
to any property or interest in property which may be included as part of
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my estate for the purpose of said taxes,at such time and in such manner
as my Executor in its sole discretion shall determine,and no part thereof
shall be collected from or prorated among any person or persons receiv-
ing or in possession of,or receiving the benefit of the property or interest
in property taxes;it being my particular intention that the bequest to my
wife under ArticlesSecond and Third hereof and the bequest and devise for
the benefit of my wife under Article Fourth hereof shall be free of all
taxes.
SIXTH:All the rest,residue and remainder of my property,
real and personal,and wherever situate,after the payment of all estate,
inheritance,transfer and succession taxes as provided in Article Fifth
hereof,I give,devise and bequeath to the said Mellon National Bank and
Trust Company,in Trust,nevertheless,for the following uses and pur-
poses:
The Trustee shall collect the income of the property held
hereunder (hereinafter referred to as the "Trust Estate·')and,after
paying therefrom the expenses properly chargeable to income in the ad-
ministration of the Trust Estate,shall pay the net income (hereinafter
called "Incomefl)quarter-annually to or for the benefit of my wife,Mollie
F.Gessner,for so long as she shall live.
Upon the death of my wife,or upon my death if my wife
should not survive me,the Trust shall terminate and the then principal
and any accrued incom.e shall be distributed in equal shares to my child-
ren then surviving,and the issue of any deceased child,such surviving
issue to take by representation,per stirpes,the share to which the
parent,if living,would be entitled.All of the foregoing subject,however,
to the provisions of the minor beneficiary clause hereinafter contained.
In the event that a beneficiary hereunder shall be a m.inor at
the time he is entitled to receive a share of the principal or payment of
Income,such minor's share shall be held in a separate trust during his
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minority by the Trustee,and so much of the Income and so much of the
principal thereof as the Trustee in its discretion may deem advisable
for the maintenance,education and support of such minor shall be paid to
such person as may have the custody of the person of that minor at the
time any such payment is made,but without liability on the part of the
Trustee to see to the application of such payment,or may be expended
by the Trustee direct for such purposes.Any income not so expended
shall be added to principal and invested in accordance with the terms
hereof.When such beneficiary attains the age of twenty-one !2l)years,
the then principal and any accumulated income shall be transferred and
delivered to such beneficiary absolutely.
Any provision of this Will to the contrary notwithstanding,
no trust hereby created or provided for shall under any circumstances
continue for a period longer than the lives of all the beneficiaries herein
named or described who are living at the date of my death,and the survivor
thereof,and twenty-one (21)years after the death of the survivor of such
beneficiaries,at the end of which time every such trust then existing shall
terminate and the principal thereof,together with any accumulated or
accrued Income thereon,shall be transferred and delivered to the person
or persons then receiving the Income therefrom and in the same proportions.
In the event that any payment of Income hereinbefore authorized
to be made to any beneficiary,after the exhaustion of all funds available
from other sources,shall be insufficient in the opinion of the Trustee to
provide for the welfare,maintenance,support and education of such bene-
ficiary and members of his immediate family,the Trustee is authorized to
use from time to time so much of the principal of the trust from which such
beneficiary is then entitled to receive the Income as in the opinion of the
-Trustee may be advisable therefor.
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In the event of the death of any beneficiary of Income,
any undistributed Income in the hands of the Trustee held for such bene-
ficiary at the time of his death,together with any Income collected there-
after by the Trustee,shall be paid to the person or persons for whose
benefit the principal represented by such Income is continued in trust or
distributed under the terms of this Will.
The Trustee may in its discretion establish,make division
or distribution of any trust hereunder in kind or in money,or partly in
kind and partly in money,and determine the fair value of the property
then being placed in trust,divided or distributed and allot different kinds
of,or interests in,property to different shares.The Trustee may take
any action that may be necessary or proper in establishing any such trust
or making any such division or distribution,and the valuation,designa-
tion,division and partition of any or all of said trust property,real or
personal,shall be binding and conclusive upon all pe:rsons interested therein.
Neither the principal nor the Income of any trust hereunder
shall be liable or subject to the contracts,debts,liabilities or torts,now
or hereafter made,contracted,incurred or committed,of any beneficiary;
nor shall the principal or Income of any trust be liable to attachment by
garnishITlent proceedings or other legal process;nor shall any assignment
or order,either of principal or Income,given by any beneficiary be valid;
but the principal and Income shall be paid by the Trustee direct to or for
the use of the beneficiary entitled thereto,without regard to any assignment,
order,attachment or claim whatever.
The Trustee shall be entitled to receive annually compensation
for its services hereunder in accordance with the schedule of compensation
of the Trustee currently in effect when the services are performed.
SEVENTH:In acting as Trustee hereunder my Trust-ee shall
have full power and authority,without the necessity of obtaining the consent
of any court,to do all acts,to execute,acknowledge and deliver all instru-
ments and to exercise for the sole benefit of the beneficiaries hereunder
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any and all powers and discretions which would be lawful for it were it
in its own right the actual owner of the property held in trust;including
by way of illustration,but not limitation,any or all of the following:
(1)To accept from my Executor in kind any or
all of my investments or property,real or personal;
(2)To hold in the form of cash,awaiting dis-
tribution or desirable investments,such portion of the
Trust Estate as at any time and from time to time the
Trustee in its discretion shall deem advisable,without
liability to account for interest thereon;
(3)To retain any or all securites and other
property,real or personal,which at any time may be
or become a part of the Trust Estate,as well as any
property into which the same or any part thereof may
be converted by reason of any reorganization,recapitaliza-
tion,consolidation,merger,liquidation,exchange or
other transaction,for such time as the Trustee shall
deem advisable.The provisions of this sub-paragraph
shall apply to the capital stock of Mellon National Bank
and Trust Company and any corporate successor thereto
at any time hel<!here der;
(4)0 sell,onvert,assign,convey,exchange,
transfer,or otherwise dispose of,or grant options with
respect to,a y or all securities or other property,real
or personal,at any time constituting part of t e Trust
Estate,at public or private sale,for such consideration
and upon such terms and conditions as the Trustee.sl:tall
deem advisable,and without liability 0 the part of he
purchaser to see to the application of the purchase money
or to inquire into the validity or propriety of such sale;
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and to execute and deliver good and sufficient deeds
for any real estate,conveying title free and clear
of all trusts;
(5)To invest and reinvest the Trust Estate or
any part thereof in any kind of property,real or personal,
including,without limitation,mortgages or mortgage
participations,common trust funds,common stocks,
preferred stocks,bonds,notes,and other securities,
regardless of whether the same are legal investments for
trust funds as now or hereafter defined by law,whether
by statutory enactment,judicial decision or otherwise;
(6)To manage and operate all real estate at any
time held hereunder;to lease all or any part of the same
for such terms and rentals and upon such conditions as
the Trustee shall deem advisable,notwithstanding the
term of such lease may extend beyond the life of any
trust hereunder;to release,partition,vacate or abandon
the same;to grant and acquire licenses and easements
with respect thereto;to make improvements 10 or upon
the same;to construct,demolish,alter,repair,maintain
and rebuild buildings and other improvements;and to use
other assets of the Trust Estate for any of such purposes;
(7)To carry the securities and other property held
hereunder either in its own name or in the name of its
nominee.
(8)To vote,in person or by proxy,all securities
held hereunder;to jOln in or to dissent from and oppose
the reorganization,recapitalization,consolidation,merger,
liquidation or sale of corporations or properties;to e:z.change
securities for other securities issued in connection with or
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resulting from any such transaction;to pay any
assessment or expense which it may deem advisable
for the protection of its interests as holder of any
such securities;to deposit securities in any voting
trust or with any protective or like committee or with
a trustee or depositary;to exercise any options appur-
tenant to any securities for the conversion thereof
into other securities;and to exercise or sell any rights
issued upon or with respect to the securities of any
corporation;all upon such terms as the Trustee shall
deem advisable;
(9)To prosecute,defend,compromise,arbi-
trate or otherwise adjust or settle elaiIns in favor of
or against the Trustee or the Trust Estate;
The grant to the Trustee of any specific power,authority
or discretion,or the failure to grant specifically herein any other power,
authority or discretion,shall not be construed to limit or curtail in any
way or to any extent said full and complete power,authority and discretion,
which it is intended and directed shall be exercisable at all times by the
Trustee respecting any and all matters of whatsoever character pertaining
to the Trust Estate or any part thereof.
EIGHTH:The Trustee Inay resign at any time by petitioning
the Orphans 1 Court of Washington County to designate and appoint a
successor Trustee.At such time as the successor Trustee shall accept
the trust,the Trustee shall deliver to such successor Trustee the securi-
ties and other property then comprising the Trust Estate.
NINTH:The word "Trustee"as herein used means Mellon
National Bank and Trust Company and any successor Trustee hereunder.
Every successor Trustee shall have all of the rights,powers,titles,privileges
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and duties,whether discretionary or otherwise,herein given to the
original Trustee and shall be subject to the same reservations,limitations,
terms and conditions.
TENTH:Any corporation into which the Trustee may be
merged,or with which it may be consolidated,or any corporation resulting
from any merger or consolidation to which the Trustee may be a party,
or any corporation succeeding to the business of the Trustee or to which
substantially all the assets of the Trustee may be transferred,shall be
the successor Trustee hereunder without the giving of any notice,the
execution or filing of any paper,or any further action on the part of the
Trustee,with like effect as if such successor Trustee had originally been
named Trustee herein.
ELEVENTH:I hereby appoint MELLON NATIONAL BANK
AND TRUST COMPANY Executor of this my Will,giving and granting to
my Executor the same broad powers of retention,sale,conversion,invest-
ment and management of my estate,real and personal,as are granted to
my Trustee under Article Seventh of this Will,and in addition the right to
distribute my securities or other property in kind to my Trustee.
In case of the inability or refusal of Mellon National Bank and
Trust Company,or any successor bank or trust company,to act or con-
tinue as Executor hereunder as to all or any part of my estate,whether
this be occasioned by refusal to accept,resignation or otherwise,I
direct that a successor bank or trust company shall be selected to act
as Administrator hereunder by the Orphans I Court of Washington County
as to any real or personal property which is subject to the jurisdiction
of said Court,and as to any property not subject to the jurisdiction of
said Court then by the court having jurisdiction of the administration
of such property.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand
and seal this .I ~day of kv1 v tt '195 .~---+-/-
Signed,sealed,published and declared by CHARLES
GESSNER,the Testator above-named,as and for his Last Will and
Testament in the presence of us,who,at his request,in his presence
and in the presence of each other,have hereunto subscribed our names
as witnesses hereto.
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