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RefNoKCON/5/8/1
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TitleStatement of Case submitted to James Trower, Lincolns Inn, and his opinion thereon.
DescriptionExors. of Lady Hamilton, who have now through his will become the exors. of Sir Robt. Hamilton, make the following queries: (i) May they now pay out Sir Robt. H's estate, including the £1,000 to Sir Fredk., and get receipts for the money? (ii) How should the property be divided? Can they pay a share to Sir Charles Dillon as the administrator of his late wife, and John Wm. Hamilton's share to his administrators? (iii) Will the shares from Sir Robert and from John Wm. Hamilton be subject to legacy duty? Answers: They may pay out the legacies, though not the £1,000 and take receipts. The property should be divided into 5, Sir Charles Dillon may, as the administrator, have his wife's share, and the heirs may have John Wm.'s share, so long as one of them is the administrator. Must pay duty on John Wm's. estate but not on Sir Robert's, as that was before the Act re legacy duty. Secondly, queries re. Mary Hamilton's estate: (i) Did Lady Hamilton have the right to use some of it? No! - so her estate must pay Mary H's back. Should not John William have some? No! - not from precedents. (ii) Has Frances Anson had hers by her marriage settlement? Yes, ¼ of it. Estate is liable to legacy duty. Thirdly, opinion requested under Lady Hamilton's will. Are John Douglas and Bridget Bouverie entitled to an immediate transfer of their respective legacies? - No! not immediately, because they are stock legacies. May exors. pay other legacies straight away? Yes, if the debts have been paid. Can the residue of her estate be in a fund for the children during their minority? - Yes! Do they have to have any now? No! What of legacies to the two younger children? - best to pay them into the Bank.
Date9 May, 1816
CreatorNameHeathcote family of Conington Castle
RepositoryHuntingdonshire Archives
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