State of Maryland
City of Baltimore
Book 4 page 350 (Tyrrell County)
Dated 21 June 1915

I St. Clair Spruill of the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland, do make publish and declare my last will and testament. After the payment of my just debts and funeral expenses I give devise and bequeath my estate as follows:

Item - I give and bequeath unto Valerie von D Marburg daughter of W. L. Marburg the sum of one thousand dollars absolutely. I request however, but do not make it a condition, that the said sum be use toward paying the expenses incident to her debit into society.

Item - I give and bequeath unto the University of Maryland a corparation of the State of Maryland the sum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2500.00) absolutely, the same to be used for the hospital maintained by it.

Item - The rest of the residue and remaind of my estate real, personal and mixed and wheresoever situated, I give devise and bequeath unto Charles W. Mitchell Jr. and Nancy W. Mitchell children of my friend Dr. Charles W. Mitchell to be equally divided between them, share and share alike.

Lastly - I hereby nominate to be the executor of this Will my friend William L. Marburg

In witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe my name and affix my seal, in the City of Baltimore, this the 21st day of June 1915.

St. Clair Spruill (Seal)

Signed sealed, published and declared by the above named testator as and for his last Will and Testament in the presence of us, who at his request and in his presence and in the presence of each other unto subscribed our names as attesting witnesses.

Frank Gasnell Jr.
L. Vernon Miller
Jesse Slinghuff

Baltimore City, (State Seal)

On the 28^th day of June 1915, came Jesse Slinghuff and made oath in due form of law that he does not know of any Will or Codicil of St. Clair Spruill late of said city, deceased, other than the above instrument of writing, and that he received the same from testator and retained same until this time. And testator departed this life on the 24^th day of June 1915,

Sworn in Open Court

Test: Howard W. Jackson
Register of Wills
Baltimore County

Baltimore City, (State Seal)

On the 28^th day of June 1915, came Frank Gasnell Jr., L. Vernon Miller and Jesse Slinghuff, the three subscribing witnesses to the foregoing Last Will and Testament of St. Clair Spruill late of said City, deceased, and made oath in due form of the law that they did see testator sign and seal this will; that they heard him publish, pronounce and declare the same to be his Last Will and Testament. That at the time of his doing so he was to the best of their apprehension of sound and disposing mind, memory and understanding; and that he requested them to subscribe their names as witnesses to this Will in his presence and in the presence of each other.

Sworn to in open Court

Test: Howard W. Jackson
Register of Wills
Baltimore City

(Stamp of State Seal)
The State of Maryland
Baltimore City SC

I Howard W. Jackson, Register of Wills, and by law, Keeper of the Seal and of the records, and of the Original Records of the Orphans Court of Baltimore City, Do hereby Certify that aforegoing is a true and full copy of the Last Will and Testament of St. Clair Spruill late of said city, deceased

In testimony whereof I here unto subscribe my name and affix the seal of said Court and office, this 19^th day of February 1916.

Howard W. Jackson
Register of Wills for
Baltimore City

Maryland
(Official Court Seal)

I Myer J. Block, Chief Judge of the Orphans Court of Baltimore City in the State of Maryland do certify that the aforegoing Attsstation of Howard W. Jackson, Register od Wills for said City, is in due form and by the proper officer.

Given under my hand at the City of Baltimore, this the 19^th day of February in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred and sixteen.

Myer J. Block

North Carolina
Tyrrell County
Superior Court

It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court from the exemplification of the record hereinafter mentioned, that the last Will and Testament of St. Clair Spruill deceased, a citizen of the City of Baltimore, State of Maryland has been duly proved and allowed in the proper court of probate of said City and State and it further appearing that the said St. Clair Spruill left property in the county of Tyrrell and the State of North Carolina. It is therefore ordered and adjudged that the exemplification of said will and its probate in the proper court of the City of Baltimore and State of Maryland which has been produced and exhibited here duly certified and authenticated be allowed, filed and recorded in this court.

This 30^th day of March, 1917

W. N. Norman
Clerk, Superior Court

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William E. Gray