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IN TH.E ORPHANS t COURT OF 'WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE:
ESTATE OF LENORA J.MILLER,
Deceased
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PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF SALE TO
PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE PURSU-
ANT TO SECTION 546 OF
THE FIDUCIARIES ACT
AND NOW,this __l_l_t_h_day of ______J_u__n_e ,1968,come ROY
S.HORNE,ANDREW .E.KNESTRICK,and 1.N.DUNDORE,by their attorne s,
PATRONO,CEISLER AND .EDWARDS,ES:QS.,and r·e spe ctfully pray your
Honorable Court fqr an order authorizing thB sale of certain real
estate owned by the decedent to one of the personal representative
pursuant to the authority granted by Section 546 of the Act of
April 18,1949,p.L.512,20 P.S.320.546 for the following rea~
sons:
1.Your petitioners are the executors of the will of
Lenora J.Miller,having been dUly appointed to that office by the
Register of Wills of Washington County,Pennsylvania.
2.A true and correct copy of the will of the deceden
is attached hereto,marked Exhibit "A",and made a part hereof.
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3.Among the assets left by the decedent was a certai
vacant lot of real estat~known as Lot No.15,North Washin~ton
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Land Company Plan,Sixth Ward,City of ~ashingt6~,Washingt6n Coun y,
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Pennsylvania.
4.Your petitioners have endeavored since the death
of the decedent to sell the said lot but have been unable to do so.
They engaged Henry P.Bennett,an experienced and fully qualified
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realtor to attempt to sell the ~iid lot but he wa~unable to
The said lot is smaller than the minimum size prescribed for
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building lots by the zoning ordinance of the ,CitY,of-Washington,a
fact which,according to the advice received by ,your petitioners,
is the reason that the lot has proved to be unsaleable.
5.Their inability to sell the said lot has prevented
your petitioners from filing their account:all other property
of the decedent can be satisfactorily disposed of except the said
unsaleable real estate.
6.In orde~to dispose of the said property so that
the personal representatives can file their account Andrew E.
Knestrick,who is one of your petitioners and is also one of the
residuary legatees and devisees named in the will of the decedent,
and his wife,Eleanor B.Knestrick,have made an offer to purchase
the said lot for $450.00 and to assume payment of all costs and th
payment of the realty transfer tax to be levied in connection there-
with.
7.The other personal representatives have agreed to
sell the said lot to the said Andrew E.Knestrick et ux.on the
terms hereinbefore mentioned.
8.The said sale can be consummated only if your
onorable Court approves because one of the purchasers is a persona
epresentative of the decedent.
9.A copy of the deed which your petitioners propose
to execute and deliver is attached hereto,marked Exhibit ItBIt,and
ade a part hereof.
WHEREFORE,your petitioners pray your Honorable Court that
your Honorable Court make an order authorizing and approving the
sale described in the foregoing petition and authorizing and
directing your petitioners to execute the original of the deed of
which a copy is attached to this petition.
rLd~~Petitioner
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Petitioner
PATRONO,C.EISLER AND EDWARDS
for Petitioners
JOINDER OF RESIDUARY
LEGATEES AND DEVISEES
The undersigned;being all the residuary devisees 'and legate s
of Lenora J.Miller,deceased,do hereby certify that we have read
the foregoing petition and that we understand its contents;and we
do hereby certify that we concur in the prayer of the said petition
and urge the court to authorize the proposed 'sale 's~t out therein.
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I,LENORA J.MILLER,of the City of Washington,¥ashington County,•
Pennsylvania,do make this,II\Y Last Will and Testament,hereby revoking in
full aQ1 and all Wills heretofore made by me:
FIRST:I direct II\Y Executors,hereinafter named,to pay II\Y fun-
eral and burial expenses,and II\Y.just debts.
SECOND:I give and be.queath the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000.00)
Dollars to II\Y'grandson,PALMER ADAIR MILES,to be·his,absolutely,forever•
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THIRD:I give and bequeath the sum of Two Thousand ($2,000.00)
Dollars to my grandson's wife,ROSE MILES,to be hers,absolutely,forever.
FOURTH:. I give and bequeath II\Y diamond ring formerly owned by
II\Y daughter,EDETH,to II\Y great-granddaughter,SHEILA LEE MILES,to be hers,
absolutely,forever.
FIFTH:.My diamond ring given to me by lI\Y husband,HARRY G.
MILLER,I give and bequ.eath to II\Vniece,SARAH DUNDORE.
SIXTH:I give and bequeath the sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00)
Dollars to the Orphans Home and Farm School of the Evangelioal Lutheran Church,
for the use of the Lutherans Orphans Home,at Zelionople,Pennsylvania.
SEVENTH:I give and bequeath the Sum of One Thousand ($1,000.00
Dollars to The Old Peop~es Home of the Pittsburgh Synod of the Evangelical
Lutheran Church,at Zelionople,Pennsylvania.
EIGHTH:I give and~bequeath the sum of Five Hundred ($500.00)
Dollars to the Endowment Fund of the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery,at Glyde,
North Bethlehem Township,.W~shington County,Pennsylvania.
NINTH:I give and bequeath the sum of One Thousand (:~1,000.00)
·Dollars to the First Lutheran Churoh of Washington,Pennsylvania,to be used
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for reduction of the principal of the debt of the said church if there is any
indebtedness owing by it at the time of my death;if the said church has no
indebtedness at the time .of my death the bequest here given may be used for'any
necessar,y ohuroh purpos~.
TENTH:I give and bequeath the sum of THIRTY THOUSAND ($30,000.0)
Dollars or,as shall be decided in the discretion of my trustee,so much of my
property as has a value of Thirty Thousand ($30,000.00)Dollars (or has a value
slightly in excess of Thirty Thousand ($30,000!00)Dollars to the extent that
it is necessar,y to exceed Thirty Thousand ($30,000.00)Dollars in order to
constitute whole shares of any stock selected by my trustee without any divisio
of the shares)in trust,nevertheless,for the following uses and purposes:
(.e.)The trustee shall pay the net income therefrom,quarter
annuaJ,ly,after the payment of any expenses properly chargeable to income in
the administration of the trust,to my grandson and his wife,PALMER ADAIR MILES
and ROSE MILES,as tenants by the entireties,for and during the natural life
of each and for and during the natural life of the survivor,or..until the said
PALMER ADAIR MILES shall have reached the age of sixty (60)years and the said
ROSE MILES shall have ~eached the age of fifty-seven (57)years.
(b)When my said grandson,PALMER ADAIR MILES,shall have
arrived at the age of sixty (60)years,the trUstee shall pay to my said
grandson Eight Thousand,($8,000.00)Dollars of the principal of the said trust.
(c)When the wife of my said grandson,ROSE MILES,shall
have arrived at the age of fifty-seven (57)years,the trustee shall pay to
the said ROSE MILES Eight Thousand ($8,000.00)Dollars of the principal of the
said trust.
(d)When my .great-granddaughter,SHEILA LEE MILES,shall
have arrived at the age of twenty-one (21)years,the trustee shall pay to the
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said great-granddaughter Seven Thousand ($7,000.00)Dollars of the principal
of the said trust.
.(e)When II\Y great-grandson,DOUGLAS EDWARD MILES,shall
.have arrived at the age of twenty-one (21)years,the trustee shall pay to the
s.aid great-grandson.the balance of the principal of the said trust.
(f)In the event ,that II\Y grandson,PALMER ADAIR MILES,
shall,by reason of illness or accident causing bodily injury,be unable to
maintain himself and his family in the manner to which he has become accustomed
I autporize and direct II\Y trustee to,employ such portion of the principal of
the trust,after the net income therefrom has been exhausted,as is necessary
to maintain II\Y grandson and his family in the manner to which they have become
accustomed.My trustee shall not be limited,in such event of illness or
accident,to the use of that portion of the principal which is hereinabove
bequeathed to II\Y grandson,but m~,in his discretion,use any portion or all
of the principal,although b,y such use the principal shall be diminished to
such an extent that the full amount of the legacies above set forth cannot be
paid.In the event that the trustee has 'reduced the principal pursuant to the
authority of this sub-paragraph of II\Y Will to such an extent that the legacies
above set forth cannot be paid in fUll,the said legacies set forth in Sub·
paragraphs,(b),(0),(d),and (e)shall abate proportionately.
(g),The right of the beneficiaries of this trust,PALMER
ADAIRMILES,ROSE MILES,SHEILA LEE MILES,and DOUGLAS Ern~ARD MILES,to the
income and principal of the trust shall not be subject to assignment,alien-
ation,pledge,attachment,or the claims of the creditors of any of them.
(h)In the event that II\Y grandson,PALMER ADAIR MILES,
should die at any time before arriving at the age of sixty (60)years,the
legacy hereinabove made to him shall be paid to his wife,ROSE ~ITLES,when she
reaches the age offifty-aeven (57)years.
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(i)In the event that mY grandson's wife,ROSE MILES,
should die at any time before arriving at,the age of fifty-seven (57)years,
the legacy hereinabove made to her shall be paid equally to her children,
SHEILA LEE MI~ESand DOUGLAS EDWARD MILES,when each reaches the age of twenty-
one (21)years.
(j)In the event that mY said grandson and mY said grand-
son's wife should both die at any time before arriving at the ages at which a
distribution of principal is to be made,'their.share of the principal shall be
added to the principal to be paid to their children,SHEILA LEE MILES and
DOUGLAS EDWARD MILES,and divided equally between them and paid to each when
he or she has arrived at the age of twenty-one (21)years.
(k)In the event that the said PALMER ADAIR MILES and
ROSE MILES should both have predeceased me,and one of their'children,SHEILA
LEE MILES or DOUGLAS EDWARD MILES,'should also predecease me the whole of the
principal shall be paid to my surviving great-grandchild when he or she shall'
have arrived at the age of twenty-one (21)years.
(1)In the event that none of the primary beneficiaries
of this trust,PALMER ADAIR MILES,'ROSE MILES,SHEILA LEE MILES,or DOUGLAS.
EDWARD MILES shall survive me,I authorize and direct the trustee to dispose
of the principal of the said trust in the same manner as the residue of my,'
estate is disposed of ~Paragraph TWELFTH of this,my Last Will and Testament.
(m)The trustee shall have the power to retain in kind,
unconverted"the securities which shall form my estate at the time of my death,
as well as any property into which the same or any part thereof may be con-
verted by reason of any reorganization,recapitalization,merger,liquidation,
consolidation,exchange,or other transaction,irrespective of whether the
same are lmown as "legal investments".
'(n)The trustee shall have 'the right to invest and reinvest
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the principal of the trust or any part~thereof in any kind of proporty~real
or personal,including,without limitation,mortgages or mortgage participation,
common trust funds,common stocks,preferred stocks,bonds,notes,or 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.
(0)As to'any portion of the principal which shall remain
after some portion has been paid out as has hereinabove been directed,I
direct rnf trustee to pay the net income ther.efrom,quarter-annually,to the
remaining beneficiaries thereof in that proportion in which they share the
remaining principal under the terms of this Will .
.ELEVENTH:I direct rnf Executors,as soon after rnf death as
practicable,to sell;either at public sale or at private sale as in their
discretion seems best,~residence located at 13 Murtland Avenue,City of
Washington,Washington County,Pennsylvania,and all of rnf household furnish-
ings,equipment,'and furniture •.
Ti-JELFI'H:All the rest,residue and remainder of rnf property,
whether real,personal,or mixed,of whatsoever nature or description,or
wheresoever situate,I give,devise,and bequeath unto the following niece and•
nephews,to be theirs,in equal shares,absolute~,forever:
Sarah Dundore,Brownsville,Pennsylvania;
Andrew E.Knestrick,Washington,Pennsylvania;
Bernard C.Knestrick,Nashville,Tennessee;and
Gerald H.Knestrick,Somerville,New Jersey.
THIRTEENTH:I name,constitute,and appoint CORA CONKLE,of
Washington,Pennsylvania,and 1.N.DUNDORE,of Brounsville,Pennsylvania,to
be Executors of this,~.Last Will and Testament;and,in the event that either
'of the said Executors should die,I grant unto the survivor full power and .
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authority to act alone as my Executor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I,the said LENORA J.MILLER,have to this,my
Last Will and Testament,set II\Y hand and seal,this 4Rrl"da,y of November,
A.D.,1961.
Signed,sealed,published,and declated by LENORA J.MILLER,the
testatrix above named,as and for he~Last Will and Testament,in our presence,
who,in her presence,at her request,and in the presence of each other,have
hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses.
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I,LENORA J.MILLER,of the City 9f Washington,
Washington County,Pennsylvania,do hereby make and publish th~
COdicil,to be added to my Last Will and Testament bearing date
the 28th day of November,1961,in tti~manner following,re-
pUblishing,however,my said Will of November 28;1'961 except
as amended hereby:
I amend my said Will by adding a new.paragraph,
to be designated Paragraph "NINTH (A)"which shall be as follows:
NINTH (A):I give and bequeath
the sum of One Thousand ($1,000)Dollars to
RUTH PATTERSON ,who used to help me around my
home,but is now a resident of Oil City,-
Pennsylvania ..
I amend my said Will of November 28,1961,by·
adding a second new paragraph,to be designated Paragraph
"NINTH (B)"which shall be as follows:
NINTH (B):I give and bequeath
my boy's wrist watch to my great grandson,
DOUGLAS EDWARD MILES,to be his,absolutely,
forever,
I amend the first paragraph of Paragraph "TENTH"
of my ·said Will of November 28,1961 to provide that the sum
of Forty Thousand ($40,000)Dollars be deposited in trust,instead
of Thirty Th~usand ($30,000)Dollars,so that the said first
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paragraph of Paragraph "TENTH"as amended by this Codicil shall
read as follows:
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TENTH:I give and bequeath to
my executors hereinafter named,as trustee,
the sum of FORTY THOUSAND ($40,000)Dollars
or,'as shall be decided in the discretion
of my trustee,so much of my property as has
a value of Forty Thousand ($40,000)Dollars
(or has a value slightly in excess of Forty
Thousand ($40,000)Dollars to the extent that
it is necessary to exceed F9rty Thousand
($40,000)Dollars in order to constitute
whole shares of anY,stock selepted by my
trustee without any division of the shares)
in trust,nevertheless,for the following
uses and purposes:
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I 'amend Paragraph'"TENTH (b)"of my said Will of
November 28,1961 to provide that my grandson shall receive one-
fourth (1/4)of the principal of the trust,rather than Eight
Thousand ($8,000)Dollars"so that the said Paragraph "TENTJ.!(b)"
as amended by this COdicil shall read as follows:
(b),When my grandson,Palmer Adair
Miles,shall have arrived at the age of sixty
(60)years,the trustee shall pay to my said
grandson one-fourth (1/4)of the principal of
the said trust.
I amend Paragraph "TENTH (c)"of my said Will of
November 28,1961 to provide that ilie wife of my said grandson,
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ROSE MILES,shall receive one-fourth (1/4)of the principal of
the trust,rather than Eight Thousand ($8,000)Dollars,so that
the said Paragraph "TENTH (c)"as amended by this Codicil shall
read as follows:
(c)Wpen the wife of my said grandson,
Rose Miles,shall have arrived at the age of
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fifty-seven (57)years,the trustee shall
pay to the Said Rbse Miles one-fourth (1/4)
of the principal of the said trust.
I amend Paragr~ph "TENTH (d)"of my said Will of
November 28,1961 to provide that my great-gr~nddaughter,Sheila
Lee Miles,shall receive one-fourth (1/4)of the principal of
the trust,rather than Seven Thousand ($7,000)Dollars,so that
the said Paragraph "TENTH Cd)"as amended by this Codicil shall
read'as follows:
(d)When my great-granddaughter,
Sheila Lee Miles,shall have arrived at the
age of ·twenty-one.(21)years,the trustee
shall pay to the said great-granddaughter
one-fourth (1/4)of the principal of the
said trust.
I amend Paragraph "TENTH (e)"of my said Will of
November 28,1961 to provide that my great-grandson,Douglas
Edward Miles,shall receive dne-fourth (1/4)of the principal of
the tr~st,rather than the balance of the principal of the said
trust,so that the,said Paragraph "TENTH (e)"as amended by this
Codicil shall read as follows:
(e)When my great-grandson,
Doug las Edwar d Mi 1 es,s.hall have arr i ve d
at the age of twenty-one (21)years,the
trustee shall pay to the said great-grandson
the balance of the principal of the said
'trust,being the remaining orie-fourth (1/4),
i amend Paragraph "THIRTEENTH"of my said Will of
November 28,1961 by the appointment of I.N.Dundore,Roy S.
Horne,and Andrew E.Knestrick to be my executors instead of
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Cora Conkle and I.N.Dundore,so that the said Paragraph
"THIRTEENTH"as amended by this Codicil shall read.as follows:
THIRTEENTH:'I name,constitute,
and appoint I.N.Dundore,of Brownsville,
Pennsylvania,Roy S.Horne,of Houston,
Pennsylvania,and Andrew E.Knestrick,of
Washington,Pennsylvania,to be executors
of this,my Last Will and Testament;and,
in the event that any of the said executors
should die,I grant unto the survivor or
'survivors full power and authority to act
as my executors;I direct th:~t none of
my Executors be required to give a bond,
whether or not a resident of Pennsylvania.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I,the said LENORA J.MILLER,have
to this,A Codicil to My Last Will and Testament dated November
28,1961 p set my hand and seal this "14 day of
1966.
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Signed,seale~,pUblished,and declared by LENORA J.
MILLER,the Testat~ix above named,as and for her Codi~il to her
Last Will and Testament dated November 28,1961,in our presence,
who,in her pre~ence,at her request,and in the presence of each
other,have hereunto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses .
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~WARRANTY DEED
SUGIAL
.This .Deed
"W~hington County Bar Association
Washington,Pa.
M.1DE the day of .in the
year Nineteen hundred and ~.~:~y::::~Jgh.!;tl.~.§.e.J...
BETWEEN ROY S.HORNE,ANDREW E.KNESTRICK,and I.N.DUNDORE,
Executors of the Estate of Lenora J.Miller,deceased,late of the
City of Washington,Washington County,Pennsylvania,
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grantor s ,and
ANDREW E.KNESTRICK and ELEANOR B.KNESTRICK,his wife,of South..
Strabane Township,washington County,Pennsylvania,
grantees;
WITNESSETH,That in consideration of ONE and.OO/lOO----------:----~------
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in hand paid,the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged,the said grantors do hereby
grant and convey to the said grantees,ALL that certain lot or parcel of gm und
situate on Murtland Avenue,in the City of Washington,Washington
County,Pennsylvania,'known as Lot No.15 in the plan of lots laid out
by the North Washington Land Company,and more particularly bounded
and described as follows:
BEGINNING at a point on the northern line of Murtland Avenue,
at the southeastern corner of Lot No.14,thence,east 40 feet along
..said northern line of Murtland Avenue to a point;thence,north at
righ~angles to Murtland Avenue by land nowor late of Mary C.McGlumphy
115 feet 10 inches to property now or late,of M.Sharp;~ence,west
along southern line of property now or late of M.Sharp 40 feet,more
or less,to a point,the northeastern corner of said Lot No.14;
thence,south along .".:.",~~..::o.::n line of Lot No.l~~.the property now or
late of Rathbone,114 feet 10 inches to northern line of Murtland
Aven~e,the place of beginning;.said lot fronts 40 feet on Murtland
Avenue and extends b(;i.ck of equal width to property now or l.ate of
M.Sharp.\
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.BEING the same lot of ground which was conveyed by Bert Boswell
et ux.to Lenora J.Miller by deed dated the 29th day of November,
1949 and recorded in the Recorder's Office of Washington County,
Pennsylvania,in Deed Book 762,at Page 363.The'said Lenora J.
Miller died testate on the 31st day of August,1966,and Roy S.
Horne,Andrew E.Knestrick,and I.N.Dundore were appointed Executors
of her estate by the Register of Wills of washington County,Pennsyl-
vania,and are acting as such in making this deed.,'
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The actual consideration for this conveya~ce is $450.00.
Th~execution ~nd delivery of this deed were approved and qirected
by the Orphans'Court 6f Washington County,Pennsylvania,on
1968,at No.of 1968.
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The following notices are set forth in the manner provided by Section 14 of "The Bituminous J\1ine
Subsidence and Land Conservation Act of 1966",as enacted April 27,1966.
The Grantor (hereinafter,whether one or more,caNed "Grantor")does,hereby certify that any
structure now or hereafter erected on the land herein conveyed (is)(is not)entitled to support from the
,underlying coal,anything to'the contrary contained herein notwithstanding.
ATTEST:
(If the Grantor has not certified there is such a right of support,the Grantee should note the follow-
ing:)
NOTICE -Grantee (hereinafter,whether one or more,called "Grantee")hereby
states that he may not be obtaining the right of protection against subsidence resulting from coal mining
operations and that the purchased property may be protected from damage due to mine subsidence by a
private contract with the owners of the economic interests in the coal.
ATTEST:
(Andrew E.Knestrick)
(Eleanor B.Knestrick)
NOTICE-THIS DOCUMENT MAY NOT SELL,CONVEY,TRANSFER,INCLUDE OR INSURE THE TITLE TO THE COAL
AND RIGHT OF SUPPORT UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE LAND DESCRIBED OR REFERRED TO HEREIN,AND THE
OWNER OR OWNERS OF SUCH COAL MAY HAVE THE COMPLETE LEGAL RIGHT TO REMOVE ALL OF SUCH COAL AND,
IN THAT CONNECTION,DAMAGE MAY RESULT TO THE SURFACE OF THE LAND AND ANY HOUSE,BUILDING OR
OTHER STRUCTURE ON OR IN SUCH LAND.THE INCLUSION OF THIS NOTICE DOES NOT ENLARGE,RESTRICT OR
MODIFY ANY LEGAL RIGHTS OR ESTATES OTHERWISE CREATED,TRANSFERRED,EXCEPTED OR RESERVED BY
THIS INSTRUMENT.(This notice Is s~t forth pursuant to Act No.255,approved Sept~mber 10,1965.)
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NOTICE-THIS DOCUMENT MAY NOT SELL,CONVEY~TRANSFER,INCLUDE OR INSURE THE TITLE
TO THE COAL AND RIGHT OF SUPPORT UNDERNEATH THE SURFACE LAND DESCRIBED OR REFERRED
TO HEREIN,AND THE OWNER OR OWNERS OF SUCH CO~j),L MAY HAVE THE COMPLETE LEGAL RIGHT
TO REMOVE ALL OF SUCH COAL AND,IN THAT CONNECTION,DAMAGE MAY RESULT TO THE SURFACE
OF THE LAND AND ANY HOUSE.BUILDING OR OTHER STRUCTURE ON OR IN SUCH LAND.THE INCLU.
SION OF THIS NOTICE DOES NOT ENLARGE,RESTRICT OR MODIFY ANY LEGAL RIGHTS OR ESTATE$
OTHERWISE CREATED,TRANSFERRED,EXCEPTED OR RESERVED BY THIS INSTRUMENT.(This notice Is
set forth pU'rsuant to Act No.255,approved September 10,1965.)
AND the said ROY S.HORNE,ANDREW E.KNESTRICK,and I.N.DUNDORE,
Executors of the Estate of Lenora J.Miller,deceased,
.spec~ally .
WIll warrant ~the property hereby conveyed..
grantors,
IN 'FITNESS WHEREOF,the said grantor s have hereunto set tleirhands and
seals ,the day.and year first above written.
State of Pennsylvania
Sealed and delivered
in presence'of
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On this,the ;day of...:,19 2JL.,before
me,__,the undersigned officer,personally
appeared ROY S.HORNE and ANDREW E.KNESTRICK,
known to me (or satisfactorily proven)to be the persons whose names are
subscribed to the within instrument,and acknowledged that they executed the same:in the capacity thereill~tated andtorthepurposesthereincontamed.
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IN THE ORPHANS'COURT OF WASHINGTON COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
IN RE:)
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ESTATE OF LENORA J.MILLER,)NO.of,1968
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it is ordered that it be
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AND NOW,this ~~aY of
foregoing petition having been presente
filed and,on consideration thereof,on motion of Francis H.
Patrono,:Esq.,IT IS ORDERED AND DECREED that the proposed sale of
Lot No.15,North Washington Land Company Plan,Sixth Ward,City
of Washington,Washington County,Pennsylvania,owned by the de-
cedent to Andrew ~.Knestrick,one of the personal representatives
of the decedent,and his wife,~leanor B.Knestrick,for the sum 0
$450.00 on the terms set forth in the foregoing petition is approv
and the personal representatives of the said Lenora J.Miller,the
decedent,ar&authorized and directed to execute and deliver to
the said Andrew E.Knestrick and his wife,Eleanor B.Knestrick,a
deed in the form attached to the said petition upon payment to
them of the consideration agreed upon and on the terms set forth
in the said petition.
ORPHANS'COURT OF WASH
COUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA
>?/"?of 1968
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ESTATE OF LENORA J.
TRON WARD BUILDING
80 EAST CHESTNUT STREET
WASHINGTON,PENNSYLVANIA
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
MILLER,Deceased
THE FIDUCIARIES ACT
PATRONO AND EDWARDS
PATRONO,CEISLER and EDWARDS
SUCCESSORS TO
IN RE;
PURSUANT TO SECTION 546 OF
IN THE
INGTON
NO.
PETITION FOR APPROVAL OF SALE
TO PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE
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