I SALLIE H. SHELLEY being of sound mind & of good memory & being in good health but recognising the uncertainty of human life do make and publish this my Last Will and Testament & hereby revoking & annulling any & all wills that I have heretofore made.

1st I will that in case of my death that all my personal expenses & all just debts that I may owe shall be paid.

2nd I will and bequeath to my adopted daughter J. BLANCH SHELLEY all of my personal and real Estate the Real Estate consisting of Six offices in the town of West Point Mississippi the same appearing by deeds to me executed to me under the following conditions & Specification - that said J. BLANCH SHELLEY shall remain in my undisturbed charge & control & after my death the undisturbed controll of the Guardian whom I shall appoint.

The above provision is made for the following reasons to wit; - that is to say in the year 1875 my late husband W. B. SHELLEY did take from the Orphran Home of the City of St. Louis the said child then known as BLANCH MATGOVE - he executing a bond for her care and maintainance under the assurance of the authorities of said institution that she was an Orphan child & my late husband & myself did proceed to have her legally adopted by the Courts of Clay County State of Mississippi the same appearing of record in said Court. After having kept said child now 10 years one G. W. MARGOVE comes to set up a claim that he is her father & that both Mother & father are living Now should said parties proceed to establish their claim to said child and take her from me or the Guardian whom I shall appoint - then the devise of the property in this clause of the will shall be null & void & of none effect & should said child die before she becomes 21 years of age & die without bodily issue then the provision is also to be void and my property shall be distributed as hereinafter provided.

3rd I will that in case said child (J. BLANCH SHELLEY) is removed and taken from me or the Guardian whom I shall appoint in consideration of my love and devotion for and to said child & in consideration for the love and appreciation which she has ever shown me that she be made equal in the distribution of my property with my six (6) sisters - that is she receiving one seventh (1/7) of my Estate after satisfying the special bequest

4th In case of the removal or death of my adopted daughter from under my controll or the controll of the Guardian whom I shall appoint - then I will my personal property to wit; my furniture bed & bedding & pianno also my wardrobe to my sister E. J. WILLIAAMS or to her bodily heirs in case of her death.

5th I will that in the case of the death or removal from my care or the care of my appointed Agent of J. BLANCH SHELLEY before she is 21 years of age - if she have no bodily issue by marriage that my Executor sell all my real Estate collect all notes bonds or other valuables I divide the amount equally between J. BLANCH SHELLEY MRS. E. J. WILLIAMS MRS. ALICE WHITESIDE MRS. KATE KNOTT & MISSES NORA. CLIFFORD & PEARL BOWEN

6TH I will in case of J. BLANCH SHELLEY remaining under my controll & the controll of her Guardian by me appointed & she should marry & have legitimate issue & should die having a living child - the said child shall be her legal heir and reprasentative

7th I will that LOUIS M. WILLIAMS be Executor to this will and Guardian of my adopted daughter J. BLANCH SHELLEY and that my sister E. J. WILLIAMS shall have controll & care of said child directing her education & seeing to all of her personal wants - That said LOUIS M. WILLIAMS & his wife E. J. WILLIAMS use as much of my property herein devised as is necessary to comfortably maintain & well educate said child.

8th My said Executor is authorized to sell any or all of my real Estate as he may think best for the interest of the parties concerned & execute deeds for the same & do any and all things necessary to the settling of my business. Made and executed this 26th day of September A. D. 1885

SALLIE H. SHELLEY