Memorial of Thomas Potts, Junior, who Settled in Pennsylvania: With an Historic-genealogical Account of His Descendants to the Eighth GenerationPriv. print. [University Press], 1874 - 416 pages |
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Page 84 - Named, Willed and bequeathed, Ratifying and Confirming this and no other to be my last will and Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my Hand and Seal the day and Year above written.
Page 385 - The number was not so great as we expected ; and though they had been of great use, yet some inconvenience occurring for want of due care of them, the collection, after about a year, was separated and each took his books home again. . "And now I set on foot my first project of a public nature, — that for a subscription library. I drew up the proposals, got them put into form by our great scrivener, Brockden, and by the help of my friends in the Junto...
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Page 393 - Executors by me in any ways before named willed and bequeathed ratifying and confirming this and no other to be my last will & Testament. In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal the Day and year first above written.
Page 385 - And now I set on foot my first project of a public nature, that for a subscription library. I drew up the proposals, got them put into form by our great scrivener, Brockden, and by the help of my friends in the Junto, procured fifty subscribers of forty shillings each to begin with, and ten shillings a year for fifty years — the term our company was to continue. We afterwards obtained a charter, the company being increased to one hundred. This was the mother of all the North American subscription...
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Page 114 - Writing as and for his Last Will and Testament, and that at the doing thereof he was of sound Mind Memory and Understanding to the best of their Knowledge Observation and Belief.