I, PETER E. WILSON hereby make and publish this my last will and testament -

Item 1st: Let my debts I owe be paid.

Item 2nd: I give and bequeath to my brother, JOHN W. WILSON everything he owes me in any shape or upon any account, and this includes the indebtedness to me of JOHN W. WILSON & Co. - I also give and bequeath to my said brother my brick store house and lot in the town of Dyersburg Tennessee the same erected by me and in which my said brother JNO. W. WILSON is now doing business, also my watch, buggy, safe, wardrobe, bed & bedding.

Item 3rd: I give and bequeath unto my nephew JAMES G. ALGEA Five Hundred Dollars, this amount to be in consideration of services by him to be rendered in assisting my Executor on making out lists of my estate real and personal.

Item 4th: I hold a note on R. H. McGAUGHEY, T. E. RICHARDSON and W. M. WATKINS for one thousand dollars, dated December 29th 1877, due twelve months after date and drawing interest at 10% per annum - I received by a mortgage on the residence of R. H. McGAUGHEY this said note I give and bequeath to R. H. McGAUGHEY in trust however, for his grand child MARY WALKER, daughter of WILLIAM W. & MYRA WALKER and the said R. H. McGAUGHEY, as said Trustee, is not to be required to give bond or take oath as Trustee.

This, Item 4th of my will is to be operative and of force only in the event that the said R. H. McGAUGHEY give to my executor a full receipt and acquittance of all claims and accounts he may have against me at the time of my death - Otherwise this item to be in operative and void.

Item 5th: All the money and bonds I may have on hand at my death, and all that may come into the hands of my executor to be equally divided between my brother JOHN W. WILSON and my three sisters, SARAH E. ALGEA, MARY O'CONNER, and SUSAN W. E. WILSON.

Item 6th: All the residue of my estate, real and personal of every kind and character notes, accounts, judgements, choses in action &c to be divided as near as possible into four equal shares by persons to be selected as hereinafter designated and directed and then to be allotted by lot or by drawing as follows: One share to my brother JOHN W. WILSON and one to each of my said sisters - The division is to be made by two discreet persons; One to be selected by my executor JOHN W. WILSON and one to be selected by my said sisters; and if the two so chosen cannot agree or desire to do so, they may select a third person, and then the said three may make the division herein directed; and the division made by them whether by two or three persons shall be final and conclusive, and the title to the property so allotted shall vest thereby to the one to whom allotted, and he or she shall have the right in his or her own name or in the name of my executor named in this will or in the name of my administrator Cum testamento annexo to sue for and recover any of the property or assets so allotted to them; and I further direct that the expenses of said division be borne equally by my said brother and sisters.

I hereby nominate and appoint my brother JOHN W. WILSON, executor of this my last will and testament, and having full confidence in his integrity I direct that he be allowed to execute this will, without being required to give or execute any bond as Executor-

Witness my hand this the 27th day of December 1878

P. E. WILSON