Will of Annie Gamwell, January 10, 1940

I, ANNIE E. P. GAMWELL, of the City and County of Providence, State of Rhode Island, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, do make, publish, and declare this as and for my last will and testament, in manner following, hereby revoking all other wills and testaments by me heretofore made:

FIRST: I direct my executrix hereinafter named to pay all my just debts, including my funeral expenses, inheritance, transfer and other taxes, and the expenses of the administration of my estate as soon as may be after my decease.

SECOND: I give and bequeath to August Derleth and Donald Wandrei, both of Sauk City, Wisconsin, in equal shares, all royalties that I may receive from the book entitled, "The Outsider and Others," by H. P. Lovecraft, said book being published by Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, 1939.

THIRD: All the rest, residue and remainder of my property and estate, real, personal and mixed, of which I shall die seized and possessed, or to which I may be entitled at the time of my decease, including any real estate which I may hereafter acquire, I give and bequeath to my Cousin, Mrs. Roy A. Morrish, of Providence, Rhode Island, and Miss Edna W. Lewis, of Brookline, Massachusetts, to be divided equally between them, their heirs and assigns forever.

FOURTH: I hereby nominate and appoint said Edna W. Lewis, executrix of this my last will and testament and request and direct that she be not required to file an inventory or furnish a bond in her said capacity, and I authorize and empower my executrix, if and whenever in the settlement of my estate she deems it advisable, at her discretion, to sell the whole or any part of my real and personal property at public or private sale, and to execute and deliver all deeds, instruments of transfer, and other writings necessary to pass a proper title thereto.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 10th day of January, A.D. 1940.

Annie E. P. Gamwell

Signed, Published and Declared by the said Annie E. P. Gamwell as and for her last will and testament, in the presence of us, who have, at her request, in her presence, and in the presence of each other hereunto set our names as witnesses.

Clara E. Waterman  Providence, R.I.

Helen M. Morrish     Providence, R.I.