Excerpt from Abstract of North Carolina Wills: Compiled From Original and Recorded Wills in the Office of the Secretary of State To my beloved grandniece, miss mary frankland, I give and bequeath my silver-chased 'teakettle and cream pot and lamp, also my walnut tree fineered tea chest containing three pieces Of plate chased as the teakettle, in the form of urns for tea and sugar Item: I give to my grand niece, miss hariat frankland, my largest silver waiter Item: To my grandniece, miss rebecca dry, a dozen teaspoons and strainer in a black shagreen case, designated to accompany an eight-sided silver coffee pot, put into her possession when I went to England in the year 1756, together with a shagreen writing stand, quite new, to encourage her in that part of her education in which she seems to be making great progress To my beloved niece, mrs. Mary jane dry, one silver saucepan. I give to my grandniece, susannah hasell, a mahogany dressing-table and a little gilt smelling bottle. I give to my grandniece, mary hasell, a little mahogany tea chest. I give all the books Of modern taste to my grandnieces, rebecca dry and susannah hasell. I give to my generous and constant friend, william dry, a mourning ring. I give to my friend, mrs. Derossett, sr., my silver etice in a black shagreen case. As to all my other letters to and from my several correspondents abroad and in America, etc., etc. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.