“4. My plate and library I leave to my dear niece, E. T. Bryan.
“Witness my hand, in Warwick street, Charing Cross, London, this twenty-ninth day of August, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, to which I have also appended my seal.
“John Randolph, of Roanoke, (L. S.)”
[Endorsement on the envelope,]
“J. R., of R.
In case of accident, to be sent to the U.S.”
Will of Paul Revere
“Listen, my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere.”
Paul Revere died May 10, 1818; his will is dated the 15th day of November, 1816, and a codicil, the 14th day of March, 1818.
“In the name of God, Amen. I, Paul Revere of Boston in the County of Suffolk and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Esquire, being in good health and of sound memory, but knowing that all men must die, do make and declare this to be my last will and testament.”
The payment of his just debts is directed, and the executor is to sell the real estate, if the personal property is not sufficient for that purpose.