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The given writing contains my Last Will. The value of the object was declared as 21,000 Mark. In presence of Notary and the witnesses whom were all present through all of the dealings, the Records was read aloud, authorized from the Testator, and from him signed by his hand as follows. Observe that the dealings with the deponent who is a little hard of hearing was held in such a loud manner. Also the reading of the record was so loud that the deponent surely and without doubt understood everything. Who also assured that, after being questioned about it.
Gustav Krahn
Gustav Rost
Wilhelm Frendel
Paul Rosenfeld, Notary
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Enclosure of the given Record of today.
Dramburg the 4th May 1914.
Paul Rosenfeld, Notary
My Last Will and Testament
I Gustav Krahn appoint with this to be my sole heir my daughter the wife of the master mason August Witte, Marie maden name Krahn in Dramburg. My wife Wilhelmine maiden name Kuhl, if she outlives me should however as long as she lives have the usufruct of my house and property (in register of Real estate recording office in Dramburg Book X Page No. 360 recorded) and also from the mortgage of 12000 Mark reistert for me on which at thtis time owned by the Steffenschen married couple. In register of real estate from Dramburg Book XIII Page No. 466 recorded.
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Property in Section III No. 1.
If demanded my heir must register this usufruct for my
wife in the register of the real estate recording office. The cost
will be my heir’s responsibility. Should the mortgage before the
death of my wife be cancelled on the side of the debtor, then the capital
of my wife must be secured otherwise with a yearly interest of at least
four percent.
The heir is not allowed to cancel the mortgage or dispose
or sell the property without my wife’s permission for as long as my wife
lives.
In the remaining I will my other children.
a. my daughter, the wife Emma Baum maiden name Krahn in Stargard (at this time Breite strasse No. 9) 1400 M (one thousand four hundred Mark) and further their three children Martha Gross Kopf maiden name Baum
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in Berlin, Elizabeth Baum here and Frieda Baum at this time in Stargard each one each 700 Mark (seven hundred mark) in all to Emma Baum and her children together 3500 Mark.
b. My son Gustav Krahn bricklayer [mason] in Berlin: 1800 M (one thousand eight hundred mark) so that he together with the 1800 Mark which was the cost of his apprentorship in the Builder school will have received 3600 M from me.
I will further leave my stepson Emil Kuhl in America: 2900 Mark (two thousand nine hudnred mark) further the already above mentioned Elisabeth Baum if she bears with us in the housekeeping and cares for us and stays with us and does not leave us until our both death that means until mine and my wife’s death then another 300 M (three hundred mark)
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which she will also receive if she has our blessing to leave.
In the extent of this Will I want to direct/let know the
named eligible people that there is the above named mortgage of 12000 Mark
with interest from the time of mine or my wife’s death, if she outlives
me, otherwise my death.
Possibly there could be the interest after 6 (six) months
after my wife’s death or respectively my own death should be paid cash
within the named date.
Substitute heirs are to be the offspring of my heirs also in place of the Legatee their possible offspring. Should any of my Legal portion heirs not be satisfied, then he will receive the Legal portion by which the added portion be omitted.
In Emma
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Baum’s case also the part that goes to her children. And Gustav Krahn’s case his cost for the apprentorship will be added on to make it even.
Any earlier Last Will instruction on my side are herewith void. These instructions today is the only true Last Will.
Dramburg the 4th May 1914
signed
Gustav Krahn
To Mister Emil Kuhl
in
U.S. America