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Article: Editor's note.(Editorial)
- Article from:
- Persuasions: The Jane Austen Journal
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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I Jane Austen of the Parish of Chawton do by this my last will & Testament give and bequeath to nay dearest Sister Cassandra Elizth everything of which I may die possessed, or which may be hereafter due to me, subject to the payment of my Funeral Expences, & to a Legacy of 50 [pounds sterling] to my Brother Henry, & 50 [pounds sterling] to Mde Bigeon--which I request may be paid as soon as convenient. And I appoint my said dear Sister the Executrix of this my last will & Testament.
SIGNED ON APRIL 27, 1817 (and accessible on the website of the U.K.'s National Archives), this will stands as a clear and simple statement of Jane Austen's intentions and suggests ...