To all whom it may concern
Whereas I find it necessary for sundry good reasons to
go to and travel the remainder of
the summer in the Northern states, and I therefore from
the uncertainty of all sublunary
things consider it requisite a least to express my desire
in regard to the disposal of
whatever property I may possess at the time of my demise.
In the first place there is the material and trade of
Jack & Co. as our books will show was
put in altogether by all, some small matter expected
put in by him last season. In case of
my decease I wish that concern closed with all convenient
speed. The debts of the
concern discharged and all my lawful debts. Mr.
W M Jack is by our agreement a
copy of which accompanies this is entitled to one half
of net property arising from the
benefits some under that co-partnership which commenced
on the 10 of March 1796, on
the winding up of said concerns of WH Jack & Co.
I bequest on half of the whole net
proceeds thereat belonging to me as also any other personal
property to my good prospects.
Parents James and Mary Innes (who by their last letter
to me was living at Pennacle hill
near Kelso in Scotland) and I wish my sister Peggy for
her particular attention to them
to participate with them, and at their decease that the
property one half, the remaining half
shall be for my brothers James and John Innes or their
heirs, when I say heirs I mean
children begotten in wedlock, then the other half of
all my personal property I bequeath to
James W. Mclaws youngest son and also all my real property
I bequeath to the said James,
which consists of the two tenements on Broad Street Augusta,
at present occupied by
Wm H Jack and Co and David Reid and CO. together making
one entire lot as
sold by the commissioner and known by the (No.
37), thirty seven, and all that
two lots in the village whereon the rope workings,
and two bounties of land which I
received in payment from John Lamar lying on the Oconec
River containing 575
acres. There is also a track of land of 700 acres. I
received in payment from Thomas
Murray but, I consider it only as personal estate,
as by agreement it is to be sold and all
of my demands paid back to him, and for the faithful
execution of the above I
desire that all who consider themselves my way interested
that they my pay all due
respect to that as my last and only will and testament,
nevertheless its want of form
and I request my good and trusty friend Mr. Urquarhart
Esq. Wm H Jack will act as
executor and Mrs. Janet Mclaws executress in all matter
worthy of deliberation that
they will act conjointly and beg of them
that they will as far as in their powers see this
my last Will and Testament put in force according to
they true intent and meaning
through of that each of them with Mr. Mclaws two
youngest children Ann and James
accept of a suit of mourning to be discharged from
thy personal property, IN testimony
of the above I subscribe my name this 10th day
of July 1797 Andrew Innes
XXX I hold citizen rights (as they are stated) about
130.0000 in the several company,
vir in the Georgia, Mississippi 105.000 any the remainder
in the Femmesec? of Georgia
Companies, the above consider as my person property.
Andrew Innes
At a court of ordinary held I and for the County of Richmond on the 6th July 1815
The forgoing last will and testament of Andrew Innes deceased
Is as present in court and
the hand writing and signature of the said dec. having
been proven on the oath of Joseph
Hutchinson and Wm J Hobby. It was Andrew Innes
that the said will be
established so far as respects the personal
estate only and that be admitted to record.
_____ Isaac Herbert, Clerk
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