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Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943 Last Will and Testament of LeRoi Williams

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.044 Author/Creator: Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943 Place Written: Harrison Township, Michigan Type: Letter signed Date: 28 October 1947 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 32.8 cm, Width: 20.3 cm Order a Copy

This document is the last will and testament of LeRoi Williams and is signed by him. There is a stamp on the reverse with the date when it was received by. It was written on August 31, 1943. He leaves his estate "real, personal, and mixed" to his mother, Cordelia Williams and his brother, Harold Hamilton Williams. Written at Selfridge Air National Guard Base.

Williams, Cordelia Shelton, 1884-1978
Williams, H. Hamilton, 1911-1981
Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943

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