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From: Michael Neill <>
Subject: Re: [APG] five shillings
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 23:15:35 -0600
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In-Reply-To: <203.f475276.30c12ec0@aol.com>


In my experience, token bequests are there to make certain someone
cannot claim they were "forgotten" and attempt to challenge the will
on that basis. Token amounts of money on a deed are usually "gift
deeds." Of course there are always exceptions.
Michael


On 12/1/05, <> wrote:
>
>
> > Is there some significance to selling land to someone for 5 shillings
> > or leaving someone 5 shillings in their will? This would be in
> > the early 1800's in early America.
> >

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