Plumstead's Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
THIS was an appeal by Mary, Clementina, Margaret, and William Plumstead, by their guardian Thomas Lowry, from the decree of the Register’s Court of the county of Philadelphia, in which the following case was stated for the • • c opinion of this Court.
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THIS was an appeal by Mary, Clementina, Margaret, and William Plumstead, by their guardian Thomas Lowry, from the decree of the Register’s Court of the county of Philadelphia, in which the following case was stated for the • • c opinion of this Court. “ Rebecca Gore died about the 1st July, 1809, leaving to survive her Rebecca Hutton, daughter of Thomas deceased, the brother of Rebecca Gore of the whole blood; and Mary, Clementina, Margaret, and William children of George Plumstead, the brother of Rebecca Gore of the half blood. “In the life-time of- Mrs. Gore, she enclosed in á which she put…
1Opinion of the Court
*547The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Duncan J.
The question.is, can an envelope inclosing curities for debts, with this indorsement, For Rebecca Gore, and another envelope inclosing other securities indorsed, For the heirs of George Plumstead, in the hand-writing of the deceased,never having been out of her possession, and without any communication made to any one on the subject, or any evidence to shew at what time, or for what purpose the indorsements were made, be received and probate granted of them as testamentary papers ? Without going through the variety of cases which have been…
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