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StorageSiteUCL Special Collections
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Reference Number GALTON/1/2/1/5
TitleWill and Testament of Francis Galton, Aged 8
Date14 Feb 1830
DescriptionLast Will and Testament of Francis Galton of the Larches near Birmingham:
"I give to my dearest Sister Adele for her great kindness in teaching me All my English Books, my Watch, and all my Compound Money and collection of Beatles -
To Bessy, my Minerals & Shells -
To Lucy my Hygrometer and Deck -
To Emma my Medals -
To Darwin all my parchment -
To Erasmus my Bow, Arrows, and steel pens -
To Edward Levett Darwin, my skates and latin & greek Books -
I make my dearest Sister Adele my Executrix."
Witnessed: Tertius Galton, Violetta Galton
Extent1 folio
AccessStatusOpen
AccessConditionsThe papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.
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