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Copy Probate Will of Thomas Fish Palmer.

22 November 1793. Codicils 1 and 22 April 1794. Proved 2 January 1804

From: 1793 To: 1804

To James Ellis junior, cotton spinner at present in Dundee, £200, all books, furniture, table linen and clothes. To Rebecca Randall spinster of Eton, Berkshire, £5 per annum, requests Mr. Cotton of Salthill, Berkshire, to convey it to her. To brothers Jeremy, John and Edward all residue. Witnesses: John Gartly, John Starks, Robert Peacock. Codicil: written on board the Surprise, Spithead. Thomas Fish Palmer, clerk. To nephew Charles £100. Revokes bequest of £200 to James Ellis, he to have £100 and clothed etc. 1 April 1794. Codicil: on board the Surprise Transport “in case I should die either in my passage to Botany Bay” or during residence there or “passing therefrom”; revokes bequest to James Ellis, he to have clothes, linen, wines, liquors etc. To Mr. William Christie of Woodstone, Montrose, £50. To Mrs. Rebecca Randall spinster, a blind gentlewoman at Eton, £10 per annum, brothers to pay Mr. Cotton, schoolmaster at Salthill “her friend and agent”. 22 April 1794.

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Fish Palmer, Thomas,
Ellis, James,
Randall, Rebecca,
Cotton,
Fish Palmer, Jeremy,
Fish Palmer, John,
Fish Palmer, Edward,
Gartly, John,
Starks, John,
Peacock, Robert,
Fish Palmer, Charles,
Christie, William

Dundee, Eton, Salthill, Spithead, Montrose, Botany Bay, Thomas will: Fish Palmer, cotton spinner, HMS Surprise, clothing, furniture, books, linen, wine