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Subject: Will-thank you-
Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 01:12:51 EDT

Hi everybody

I thought I sent this but found it in mail to be sent.

I wanted to thank everyone for all the insight they provided. I didn't even
expect one reply, it seemed so trivial. Instead, I received lots of help and
insight. It was a bit like being back in school or at work braintrusting an
idea <big smile>

Thanks to all the suggestions I decided to give the will another reading.
(It is very hard to read) It may not be a will <rueful smile>

I sent for it to the Wills department at the Berks Orphans Court and as such,
accepted it as a will. Instead, it may be a record of accountability for the
guardians and attorney.

1.The husband died May 1852.
2.The wife is granted Letters of administration May 24th.
Property is appraised May 26th (7 lots and houses on 5th and 5th street in
Reading.
3.April 1853 the Ermentrouts are appointed guardians.
4.April 1854 7 properties are put up for public sale,
5.1854 the properties are put up for private sale.
On, and on it goes until 1859, in which Mattius Mengle the attorney for the
wife Elizabeth higel brings it to a close.

Several times the widow/administrator has to petition the court for money to
feed and cloth the children. Also, There was also a protest that the
properties were being sold for to low a price.

The court papers are very hard to read. I don't understand why the
wife/mother who has (Letters of Administration) has to beg the court for money to live
on.

The up shot is that maybe there was no will and I misunderstood.

Elizabeth Higel did leave a will when she died. It was clearly a WILL. She
made it very clear as to who was intitlled to what. Since there were no minors,
there were no guardians.

To close this up, thank you again for all the help. I now realize I need to
pay more attention to these hard to read documents. Also, I didn't realize
that different states had different rule.

Moria

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