Frederick Lewis Dibblee's Will

This were found among family papers.

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This is the last Will and Testament of me Frederick Lewis Dibblee, Executive Engineer Public Works Department of Kotic Sind and I direct that all of my just debts, funeral & testamentary be paid and satisfied by my Executrix herein after named as soon as conveniently may be after my decease; I devise and bequeath all every my household furniture linen and wearing apparel , books, plate, pictures, china, horses, carts and carriages and also all and every sum and sums of money which may be found in my house, or about my person or due to me at the time of my decease and also all my stocks, funds and securities for money, book debts, money in bonds, bill noes and other securities and all and every other my estate and effects whatsoever both real and personal whether in possession or reversion, remainder or expectancy unto my Wife Emily Dibblee and I nominate nominate constitute and appoint my before named wife Emily Dibblee to be Executrix of this my Will and hereby revoking all all former or other Wills and Testaments by me at any time heretofore made . I declare this to be my last Will and Testament. In Witness thereof I, the said Frederick Lewis Dibblee have to this my last Will and Testament set my hand this tenth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand and eight hundred and seventy-eight

(Signature) (Seal)

Signed by the Testator and acknowledged by him to be his last Will and Testament in the presence of us present at the time and subscribed by us in the presence of the said Testator and of each other

(H.C. Graham) Exec. Eng'r P.W.D. (Seal)

(H.C. Knox) Assist. Eng'r P.W.D. (Seal)

True Copy

F.L. Dibblee R.M.A.

Probate shows his personal estate at time of death was £1,093 6s 8d.

THere is also a much more official looking document, which says on the outside "Official Agency, India Office, 5 Feby 1890. Exemplification of the Probate of the Will of Frederick lewis Dibblee deceased, dated 18th July 1889. Dated 31st January 1890. Extracted by Halliley and Stimson, Solicitors, Bedford." It is very large! So I have just scanned a corner of it: