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By the Testator James Potter as his last Will & Testament in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have hereto set out names as Witnesses.
Fred M Sensler
Geo W [Ausendorf]
R R Cuyler
This Will & Codicil is cancelled by a Will made & executed at Princeton N. J. at the [last] of May & beginning of June 1864
Jas [James] Potter
Coleraine Dec 18/55
State of Georgia. City of Savannah. I James Potter of the county of Chatham do make + publish this as a codicil-to the within Will- I have recently made a declaration of Trust by which the sum of Twenty five thousand dollars has been— set apart + given as a present provision for my daughter Catherine Elizabeth now wife of Philip Poullain. I will order & direct that the said Twenty five thousand dollars so provided for my daughter Catherine shall be reckoned as part of her equal share of my Estate, it being my design & will that she shall not receive any more from me than the rest of my children receive. The aforesaid sum of Twenty five Thousand dollars is only an advance - to my said daughter Catherine out of my Estate, and is to be so esteemed in the division of my property under my will. I appoint my son in law P. Poullain Executor.
In witness whereof I have [ ] set my hand & seal at Savannah this fifteenth day of
May one thousand eight hundred & fifty nine.
Jas [James} Potter
Signed sealed published & declared by the Testator as a codicil to his will in our presence who at his request in his presence & in the presence of each then have set our names as witnesses
George A Suyler
Chs [Charles] I Bulloch
R R Cuyler