Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1916 — A Will of Nineteen Words. [ARTICLE]
A Will of Nineteen Words.
In one of the shortest wills on record, James H. Darling, who died on December 3, 1915, cuts off his sons with but $1 each and leaves all the rest of his estate to his daughter. The testament, which la dated February 10, 1910, was filed in the orphans court. It contains nineteen words, as follows: “After death, I will my daughter, Annie C. Darling, all my money and belongings, except $1 to my sons.” Baltimore News.
