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Old Photographs, Recognition, Handwriting Deciphering => Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition => Topic started by: rosneath on Wednesday 26 June 24 16:16 BST (UK)
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Can anyone help me decipher the 8th para of this 1821 Will? I can do a lot of it but some is stumping me - think you have to open the snip to read it all
I can see "8th I leave and bequeath unto the four daughters of the late Admiral Tou??? and his late wife my mothers ? (could it possibly be niece??) ten thousand pounds of the before named three ??? ???"
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It looks like Admiral Tonder, but I've no idea if there was such a person.
Then I think it is niece, as you suggested, and three per cent consols (an issue of government bonds).
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Ah, yes, consols - I had forgotten that abbreviation for consolidated stocks! As this Will was written in the Danish West Indies, I am not sure if the Admiral was a British one or perhaps Danish. I did find a reference to Vice Admiral Tonder in the London Gazette in a report from Copenhagen in September 1749. That would work!! Thank you!
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Did a bit of research - Admiral Michael Christian Tonder existed but (a) his dates don't fit 1692-1755 and (b) he had no family. Shame, it looked good!