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OF
CHARLES A.FISHER
AND NOW,February 25,1982 _'it
being adjudged that said Will has been prov~d.it is
hereby admitted to Probate and ordered to ba ~cct)rd.
ed and Letters,TestamentarYare issued to
~.Burt McCausland
:Who was duly qualified.
Kathleen Flynn Reda,
Register of W:;!~
McCREIGHT.MARRINER Be McCREIGHT
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
WASHINGTON TRUST BUILDING
WASHINGTON,PA,15301
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Estate of .........C..B.b.E.LE5......A.,.f..l5..H.E.R......
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and hereby granted to .
DECREE OF PROBATE AND GRANT OF LETTERS
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been presented before me,IT IS DECREED that the instrument(s),dated ..I'q9.yE3~c=.E ..~?L ..}9.]4 ,
described therein be admitted to probate and filed of record as the last w ill of ..<::I1}\R:L.E;:$A fJ.$.I:I.~.R ..
and Letters ':I:'E3.~'t:.9.:J:Il~.!1:'t:..9.:~y ..
E.Burt If-cCausland
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PETITION FOR PROBATE and GRANT OF LETTERS
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Social Security No J..7.~.:.Q.~:::7..~.?..?..
Deceased.
To:
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Register of Wills for the
County of Washington in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
The petition of the undersigned respectfully represents that:
Your petitioner(s)is/are 18 years of age 01'older and the execut.9.,r.·named in the last will of the above decedent,dated
NovernberJ.?19....7..4.and codicil (s)dated .
(state relevant circumstances,e.g.renunciation.death of executor,etc.)
Decedent was domiciled at death in Washington County,Pennsylvania,with h last family or principal residence at ..
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Decedent,then ?9...years of age,died ..:f..~.l:?E.~.?:E.Y .?.9.19 ?..?.at .
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Except as follows,decedent did not marry,was not divorced and did not have a child born or adopted after execution of the will offered for
probate;was not the victim of a killing and was never adjudicated incompetent:.
Decedent at death owned property with estimated values as follows:
Value of real estate in Pennsylvania
situated as follows:..
(If domiciled in Pa.)
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
(If not domiciled in Pa.)
All person::!property
Personal property in Pennsylvania
Personal property in County
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WHEREFORE,petitioner(s)respectfully request(s)the probate of the last will and codicil(s)presented herewith and the grant of
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OATH OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA
WASHINGTON'COUNTY OF ..}-SS
The petitioner(s)above-named swear(s)or affirm(s)that the statements in the foregoing petition are true and correct to the best of the
knowledge and belief of petitioner (s)and that as personal representative(s)of the above decedent petitioner(s)will well and truly adminis-
ter the estate according to law.
sw~orn4or~ffirmed aJE'd",bed bof,,"rob;"\.•.•.•••..•.~~..~&..~..~~'."~.'~'~.."~~.~.~4.~~.,,~~'~
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Oath of Subscribing Witness
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(each)a subscribing witness to the will presented herewith,(each)being duly qualified according to
they were Charles A.Fisherlaw,depose(s)and say(s)that . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...present and saw .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ,the testat .Qr ,sign the same and that th~y.signed as a witness at the
request of testat .C?~.....in h..~~..presence and (in the presence of each other)(in the presence of the
other subscribing witness(es».
day of
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Register of Wills of Washington County
Bond and Surety for Personal Representative
KNOvV ALL BY THESE PRESENTS,That ~.~~.~.::.~~~g.~~~~~~.
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......~9:g."!:l:.~~.~.~y.gg.~.P.~y.as surety (sureties)
are held and firmly bound unto the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the sum of ~.Sl ~g.~~.~~..
dollars ($2,000.00 to be paid to the Commonwealth for which payment we do bind o'lrselves,jointly and severally,our
1 .C •d""d "h d".fl'bl'0"'b'0"h 'f E.Burt McCauslandlelr",executOls,a mlnlstratols an successOlS,t e con ItlOn 0 t11S 0 l;:,atlOn em;:,1 at 1 ..
....................................................................................as (state fiduciary capacity)
of the estate of 9.9~.~.~.r::.~!::..~~~.~~~!.,deceased,
or any of them,shall well and truly administer the estate according to law,then this oJligation shall be void as to the
personal representative or representatives who shall so admi nister the estate and his or their surety or sureties;but other-
wise it shall remain in full force.
Signed and sealed this ?4.~9.~day of ~~.~~~g ,19 ~.?,each inten~ling to be legally bound hereby.
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Abmiutatratiou iiloub
IN THE ESTATE OF
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CERTIFIED COpy
GENERAL POWER OF ATIORNEY
87614No•...·.
KnolC all Men by the,e Prelent,:
That UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY,a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the
State of Maryland,and having its principal office at the·City of Baltimore,in the State of Maryland,does hereby constitute and appoint
Louis V.Ruscello
of the City of
its true and lawful attorney
Washington
in and for the State of
,State of Pennsy1 vani a
Pennsylvania
for the following purposes,to wit:
To sign its name as surety to,and to execute,zeal and acknowledge any and all bonds,and to respectively do and perform any and
all acts and things s.ct forth in the resolution of the Board of Directors of the said UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY
COMPANY"-a certified copy of which is hereto annexed and ma?e a part of this Power of Attorney;and the said UNITED STATES
FInELITY'AND GUARANTY COMPANY,through us,its Board of Directors,hereby ratifies and confirms all and whatsoever the said
Louis V.Ruscello
day of
mey lawfully do in the premise;by virtue of these preeents.
In Witness Whereof,the said UNITED STATES FIDEUTY AND GUARANTY COMPANY has caused this instrument to be
4thsealedwithitscorporateseal.duly attested by Ihe signatures of its Vice·President and Assistant Secretary,this
Barch .A.D.1977
UNITED STATES FIDEUTY AND GUARANTY COMPANY.
(Signed)John Hamilton8,....•......••...........................................
Vice·President.
(SEAL)
(Signed)Ray H.Britt•••••••••••••••••••.•••'.'.0 .••.•••.••••••••••••••••••••
Assistant Secretary.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
BALTIMORE CITY,
On this 4t h day of Mar c h •A.D.19T 7 'before me personally came
John Hami 1 ton ,Vice·President of the UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY
COMPANY and Ray H.Br itt 'Assistant Secretary of said Company,with both of
whom I am personally acquainted,who being b:,me s<:verally duly sworn.said that they resided in the City of Baltimore,Maryland;
that they,the said J 0 h n Ham i 1 ton and Ray H.Br itt were respectively
the Vice-President and the Assistant Secretary of the said UNITED STATES FIDELITY AND GUARANTY COMPANY,the cor·
poration described in and which executed the foregoing Power of Attorney;that they each knew the seal of said corporation;that the
seal affixed to said Power of Attorney was such corporate seal,that it was so fixed by order of the Board of Directors of said corpora.
tion,and that they signed their names thereto by like order as Vice-President and Assistant Secretary,respectively,of the Company.
My comrni,,9ion e%pires the first day in July,A.D.19..7.8.."
(SEAL)(Signed)Herbert J.Aull
STATE OF MARYLAND
BALTI:\10RE CITY,}Set.
Notary Public.
(Signed)(SEAL)
I,Rob er t H.B0 use .Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City,which Court iii a
Com of Record,and has a seal,d·)hereby cer.Hy that Herbert J.Aull ,Esquire,before
whom ~he annexed affidavits were r!lade,and 'Y"ho has thereto subscribed his name,was at the time of so doing a Notary Public of the
State of Maryland.in and for the City of Baltimore,duly commissioned and sworn and authorized by law to administer oaths and take
acknowledgments,or proof of deeds to be recorced th,~!'~in.I further certify that I am acquainted with the handwriting of the said
Notary,and verily believe the signatll.>-e to be his ge:tuine ·lignature.
In Testimony Whereof,I he::-eto Get my l:a!ld and affix the Ileal of the Superior '::ourt of Baltimore City,the same being a Court
of Record,this 4th &.'.yof March 'A.D.19 77
Robert H.Bouse
Clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore Citro
FS:3 (9.07)
COpy OF RESOLUTION
1
That Whereas,it is necessary for the effectual transaction of business that this Company appoint agents and attorneys with power
and authority to act for it and in its name in States other than Maryland,and in the Territories of the United States and in the Provinces
of the Dominion of Canada and in the Colony of Newfoundland.
There/ore,be it Resolved,that this Company do,and it hereby does,authorize and empower its President or either of its Vice·
Presidents in conjunction with its Secretary or one of its Assistant Secretaries,under its corporate seal,to appoint any person or persons
as attorney or atto~neys.in.fact,or agent or agents of said Company,in its name and as its act,to execute and deliver any and all con·
tracts guaranteeing the fidelity of persons holding positions of public or private trust,guaranteeing the performances of contracts other
than insurance policies and executing or guaranteeing bonds and undertakings,required or permitted in all actions or proceedings,or
by law allowed,and
Also,in its name and as its attorney or attorneys.in·fact,or agent or agents to execute and guarantee the conditions of any and all
bonds,recognizances,obligations,stipulations,undertakings or anything in the nature of either of the same,which are or may by law,
municipal or otherwise,or by any Statute of the United States or of any State or Territory of the United States or of the Provinces of the
Dominion of Canada or of the Colony of Newfoundland,or by the rules,regulations,orders,customs,practice or discretion of any board,
body,organization,office or officer,local,municipal or otherwise,be allowed,required or permitted to be executed,made,taken,given,
tendered,accepted,filed or recorded for the security or protection of,by or for any person or persons,corporation,body,office,interest,
municipality or other association or organization whatsoever,in any and all capacities whatsover,conditioned for the doing or not doing
of anything or any conditions which may be provided for in any such bond,rec0gnhance,obligation,stipulation,or undertaking,or
anything in the nature of either of the same.-
I,T.Hartley Marshall ,an Assistant Secretary of the UNITED S.TATES F1DEUTY AND
GUARANTY COMPANY,do hereby certify that the foregoing is a full,true and correct copy of the original power of attorney given
by said Company to
Louis V.Ruscello
to sign bonds as therein sethim
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of Washington,Pennsylvania ,authorizing and empowering
forth,which power of attorney has never been revoked and is still in full force and effect.
And I do further certify that said Power of Attorney was given in pursuance of a resolution adopted at a regular meeting of the
Board of Directors of said Company,duly called and held at the office of the Company in the City of Baltimore,on the 11th day of
July,1910,at which meeting a quorum of the Board of Directors was present,and that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of said
resolution,and the whole thereof as recorded in the minutes of said meeting.
IR TestiFm Whereof,I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the UNITED STATES F1DELITY AND GUARANTY
COMPANY on 4-2J/.lezfL-
)(Date)
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Assistant Secretary.
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LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT
OF
CHARLES A.FISHER
I,CHARLES A.FISHER of the City of Washington,
Washington County,Pennsylvania,mindful of the brevity of
this life,and having placed my faith and confidence in Jesus
Christ,my Savior and Lord,who redeemed my soul through His
shed blood and death upon Calvary's Cross for my sins and who
thus assures me of eternal life,do hereby make,pUblish and
declare this to be my last will and testament,hereby revoking
any and all wills or codicils heretofore made by me.
FIRST:I direct that the expenses of my last
illness and funeral and burial be paid out of my Estate as
soon as may be convenient after my death.
SECOND:I give and bequeath my tangible personal
property to my friend,E.BURT McCAUSLAND.
THIRD:All the rest,residue and remainder of my
Estate of whatsoever kind and wheresoever situate I give,
devise and bequeath as follows:
(a)Fifty (50%)percent thereof to the WASHINGTON
CITY MISSION of Washington,Pennsylvania.
(b)Fifty (50%)percent thereof to the FOURTH
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH of Washington,Pennsylvania.
FOURTH:In the administration of my Estate,my
personal representative or personal representatives shall have,
in addition to,and not in limitation of such authority given
to such personal representatives by law and without the necessity
of obtaining the consent of any court,the following powers:to
retain any or all of the assets of my Estate,real or personal,
without regard to diversification or risk;to invest and reinvest
in any kind of property,real or personal,or part interest
therein,without being restricted to investments which are legal
for fiduciaries,but without any affirmative duty of investment;
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to give options for sales,leases,and exchanges;to borrow
money;to sell,pledge,exchange or mortgage any real or
personal property;to compromise claims;to lease real or
personal property for any term;to join in or oppose the
merger,consolidation,reor~anization or readjustment of the
financial structure of any firm or corporation in which the
Estate may have an interest;to carry securities in the name
of a nominee;and to distribute my Estate in cash or in kind
or partly in cash or partly in kind.
FIFTH:I nominate,constitute and appoint my
friend,E.BURT McCAUSLAND Executor of this my Last Will
and Testament,having named him as beneficiary of certain in-
surance on my life in lieu of compensation for his services,
and I direct that no bond shall be required of my said Executor
in any jurisdiction in which he shall serve.
ADDRESS .)
Signed,sealed,pUblished,and declared by
CHARLES A.FISHER 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.
ADDRESS