
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 |
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Providence, R.I. |
Helen M. Morrish |
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Providence, R.I. |
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