I Elijah Bowen of the City of Philadelphia ー considering the Uncertainty of this transitory Life, do make and declare these Presents to contain my last Will & Testament: That is to say, I give and Bequeath unto my Loving Friend Susannah Derry of said City all my Estate & Property wheresoever it may be found being Second Lieutenant on Board the Brigt Lexington ー And all the rest of my Estate, real & Personal wherewith at the Time of my Decease I shall be possessed or invested or which shall belong, or of Right appertain unto me, I do give, devise and bequeath unto the said Susannah Derry her heirs & assigns for Ever ー and I do hereby nominate and appoint Susannah Derry to be Sole Executrix of this my last Will and Testament, hereby revoking all former Wills and Testaments by me made, and do declare this to be my last Will. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my Hand & Seal, this 22d Day of October Annoque Domini One Thousand Seven Hundred and Seventy Sixー

Signed, Sealed, and Declared to be the last Will and Testament of h[im] the said ———— in the Presence of David Lapsley Sworn Will^m Hallock²