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duly swom S:l)'S thatl-..---:G~E~O~R::;~.~G.=:E~AL=B~E:::.R~T.;.-____late resident of
City of Washington \V h'rrl C t PI''t'f U.S .A."'_~;.1;_--::::..;.....:.:'::'O;;:.:.:.;::.:.:..;l,_.:.=~_....as IOb,on oun y,cnns)'vania,a Cl Ilen 0 ....._.._
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at 4:20 o'clock..E..:_m.,age _9_2__leaving an estate of the estimated value of $..hQQ.;;.O~•..;O...;O~_
personality,and $_.-£?..L";O;.;:O;..;O;;..;..',;;O...;,O realty,said real estate being located in..7th Ward of the'
City of washin~t~:m,Washington Co~nty,pennsy~.Y_a_n_i_a_..._
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ext-eution of the will olTered for probate.
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Pursuant to the authority vested in me by your commission,to me directed,for the taking of tes-
timony in the matter of the probate of a certain ins trument of writing,purporting to be the last will
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1 d I Rita Wilson Kane d h b t'f h(ecease,,----------------------------------------------------1----;;;-----0 ere y2!(;IfY~t~I czed--~-~-~~-:---~-----~~--------~~-~~~~-~g~~,,~-!!,~-~~~~~--~~---~---,~,r~---~i1"
the witnes~insaid commission named,to appear before me at__P.i:t.t.sbJJ.r-ib~__P..~_
on Li-~t/..~-f-------------19--''I~-,and having exhibited.to----±-~fI:i-------the
said instrument of writing,did propound to---ans..W~r----------the interrogatories annexed to said
having been first duly sworn,made ans~er70ll0WS:
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To the first interrogatory:\.~)To the first interregatory:\/0~---~------~~~~~-~------------~--~~~~~-~~;rr-:~~~.--~-~~~~-----~---~--~-~------------------;l--~-~--~~~.
To the second interrogatory:~/.&~To the second interrogatory:.../e ~
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To the fifth interrogatory:~To the fifth interrogatory:e:;'
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And I do further certify that the for~La~ers of the said witness the said interroga-.-:Lt:7tf,-.
tories were by me reduced to wrii)Pg in..aiiiIt----presence and were by said witnes~signed before me
the day and year aforesaid.
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Commissioner.
(J;AIJ ~$"10 ..~."'.----V~.".~'-~-f'!1~------~---~-----~~~-~----~~-c-~A.D.19-7.4-.the tesbmoDy of the above
named witnesses being suffiicient,I do hereby admit the foregoing Will to Probate,and order the same
to be recorded as such.
Given under my hand the above date.
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Harvey stuart,Register
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You are hereby authorized and empowered to cause~appea.:7o/~y::/------_
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witnesses to the instrument of writing hereto ~ttached,purporting to be the last will and testament
GEORGE ALBERT
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and on-:------h~-~--------------oathor affirmation to propound to--------anSlY'er--------------~----the
following interrogatories:
FIRST.Are you a subscribing witness to this paper (exhibiting it),purporting to be the last will
GEORGE ALBERTandtestamentof-----------------------------------------------------------------------------d~eased?
SECOND.Did you see the testat-..or.-----sign--.hiS---name at the end thereof?
THIRD.Did you hear-_hiULdeclare it t.o be---.hia--Jast will and testament?
FOURTH.Do you believe at the time of so doinghe-----was of sound mind and memory?
FIFTH.W"as it at---.hi.S--request and in-his--presence that you subscribed your name as a wit-
ness thereto?
And having so done,you are to reduce the answers of the said
witness----to writing and certify the same under your hand and
seal,and forward the same to the Register"s office at Washington,
Pennsylvania.
Given under my hand and seal of said office,at Washington,
"HaX'vey S uart,Register
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA,
COUNTY OF WASHINGTON,
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TO:
RITA WILSON KANE
REGISTER OF WILLS
CITY-COUNTY BUILDING
PITTSBURGH,PA.
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You are hereby authorized and empowered to cause
to appear before you,ROBERT R"RANKIN,whose postoffice address
is 201 Evaline Street,Pittsburgh,Pa.,---one of the subscribing
witnesses to the Will of GEORGE ALB~RT,late of the City of
Washington,Pennsylvania,the said witness blank is attached
h~reto;to be signed by him.
AND Having so done,certify the same under your
hand and seal,and forward the same to the Register's Office at
Washington,Pennsylvania.
GIVEN under my hand and seal of said
office,at Washington,Pennsylvania,
A.D.1978.
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WILL
I,GEORGE ALBERT,of Washington County,Pennsylvania,declare
this my last will,hereby revoking all prior wills.
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FIRST:I give all my tangible personal property,together
with any eXisting insurance thereon,to my daughters,MATILDA WEISS
and BERTHA BERNARDINE,or the survivor,to be distributed between them
as they shall mutually agree.
SECOND:I give the residue of my estate to PITTSBURGH NATIONAL
BANK,as trustee,to hold under the terms of my trust agreement dated
~~,'11;7 .and any amendments thereto or substitution
therefor,or if such agreement is not in effect at the time of my death,
to hold in trust under the terms specified in such agreement on the
date of this will or of its last publication by codicil or otherwise.
THIRD:In addition to the powers conferred by law,my execu-
trix shall have the following discretionary powers:
A.To retain for distribution in kind,without duty
of diversification,all property owned by me at my death,including
stock in PITTSBURGH NATIONAL CORPORATION,or to sell and to invest
only in interest bearing obligations of high quality,including short
term paper,certificates of deposit issued by national banks insured
by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and U.S.Government
bills and notes;to exercise all rights of security holders;to com-
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promise any claim or controversy without court approval;to borrow money
from any source,including my corporate fiduciary;to enter into any
transaction herein authorized with the trustee under the trust agree-
ment mentioned above;and to make distributions in cash or in kind at
current values,in undivided interests or non-pro rata shares.
B.To make elections under the tax laws and to select
property,without regard to income tax basis,to be sold to satisfY
obligations of my estate or to be distributed in kind in satisfaction
of pecuniary legacies,without reimbursement or equitable adjustment
in the relative interests of the beneficiaries affected thereby and
without liability therefor;such actions to be binding and conclusive
on all persons.
FOURTH:Except as otherwise provided in the trust agree-
ment referred to above,all estate,inheritance,and succession taxes,
including interest and penalties,payable with respect to property in-
eluded in my gross estate except any property over which I have a tax-
able power of appointment,shall be paid from the principal of my resi-
duary estate,at such times and in such manner as my executrix shall
deem advisable,without apportionment or right of reimbursement.In
the discretion of my executrix,taxes on future interests may be prepaid
or postponed to be paid at such time or times as the trustee thinks
proper.
FIFTH:I appoint my daughter,MATILDA WEISS,as executrix
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of this will,and she shall not be required to post bond in any juris-
diction.If my daughter should fail to qualify or cease to act,I appoint
my grandson,GEORGE PAUL WEISS as executor.
SIXTH:I appoint PITTSBURGH NATIONAL BANK guardian of any
property,whether principal or income,which vests in a minor by reason
of my death and with respect to which I am authorized to appoint a guard-
ian to hold and manage until such minor attains his or her majority,
with all powers heretofore granted in this will or by law,and authority
to use both income and principal for the minor's comfortable support
and complete education.Payments may be made to the person having cus-
tody of the minor without liability on the part of PITTSBURGH NATIONAL
BANK to see to the application of said payments by the payee.
WITNESS my hand this day of ~~"#--4_"""'::Il~I"'----
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Signed,published and declared by the above named testator,
GEORGE ALBERT,as his last will in the presence of us who at his request,
in 's presence and in the resence of each other have hereunto subscribed
o ames as witnesses.
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BE IT REMEMBERED,That upon this _..h._day o~~:::..
19 ?.~.,before me ~~.~.~.Y.:~.~!!!.r.~Register for the probate of
Wills and granting Letters of Administration within and for said county,came .
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............................................................................................................the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing attached Will of
George Albert.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
deceased,who,after being duly qualified according to law,depose and say:That they were present at the
execution of said Will-saw the testat...Q.r.sign the same-heard b.1m.publish it as and for
.........~.~.~last Will and Testament;that they at h.!~request,in hi.ll...presence,and in the
presence of each other,subscribed their names thereto as witnesses;and at the time of the doing thereof said
testat.Or.was of sound,disposing mind,memory and under anding,to the best of the affiants'
knowledge and belief.
Sworn and Subscribed Before Me ,