Uploading a Will

[sueannbowen]

I have a Will which is in PDF form. I have had a really good go at transcribing into a Word doc thanks to advice from Kerrywood and others I am very pleased with my perseverance! But, there are some words missing and I would like a bit of help with them. Photobucket won't let me upload either the PDF or the word doc. so I have no idea how to get them onto the forum. I know that it is probably simple but there we are! No idea what to do. I tried saving both the PDF and the Word doc as JPEGs but that didn't work.

Thanks in advance

[notanotherminer]

Unless someone has a much simpler idea what you could do is print a hard copy from the PDF and then scan the print back into your computer and upload that. Depending on your scanner you shouldn't lose too much clarity so it should work okay.

[sueannbowen]

cool - good plan Graham - I didn't think of that. Will have a go immediately.

[Peter Goodey]

Printing and scanning will only lose valuable quality.

Use Google Docs. You can upload a pdf file and then "publish" it.

[sueannbowen]

cool - good plan Graham - I didn't think of that. Will have a go immediately.

well perhaps not immedaitely - scanner wont talk to the PC grrrrrrr

[Kerrywood]

As an alternative, you can enlarge the tricky bit, take a screenshot of it on your PC, and then upload the resulting image to Photobucket (or wherever) as a .jpg.

[Ken_R]

The other way is to upload the .pdf to one the free 'cloud' sites such as File Factory and then link to the site.

[sueannbowen]

Well you are all lovely as always. I found a freeware file converter which did the Will itself and then used office publisher (no idea what that is) to do the word document. Photobucket seems to have accepted both but whether they can be read is another matter entirely. I would be really grateful if someone could see whether they can access through this link and whether the documents are legible. I am only hoping that by putting the Will on I am not breaching any copyright. Anyway, if anyone can fill in the blanks that would be marvelous.

http://s927.photobucket.com/albums/a...zabeth%20Karby

[Kerrywood]

Well done, both with the transcription and the upload!

Some suggestions below. I am still puzzling over the month at the start of line 24. Anyone else?

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5 expenses shall be paid as soon as conveniently may be after my decease

11 executors administrators and assigns as tenants in Common the Lease of my
12 house and shop situate in Bow aforesaid wherein I now reside together also

14 Business of a plumber painter and glazier and the shop and house fixtures
15 and the goodwill of the said Business and as to all the Rest Residue

17 wheresoever and of what nature or kind soever over which I now have or at
18 the time of my decease shall have a disposing power I give and bequeath

20 said Daughter Ann Maria Karby their executors adm[inistrat]ors & assigns as tenants in common ^and not as joint tenants^ [inserted above]

22 Ann Maria Karby Executor and Executrix of this my will In
23 witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this twenty third day of
24 ? one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight
25 the mark of Elizabeth Karby <LS>* Signed sealed published
26 and declared by the said Elizabeth Karby the testatrix as and for her last
27 will and testament in the presence of us who at her request in her presence
28 and in the presence of each other have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
29 Walter Lowell Salters Hall Cannon Street Sophia Burford

31 William Robinson Doctor of Laws and Surrogate

33 to whom adm[inistrati]on was granted having been first sworn duly to adminster

* line 25 - LS (locus sigillum) shows where the seal was placed

[sueannbowen]

Well done, both with the transcription and the upload!

Some suggestions below. I am still puzzling over the month at the start of line 24. Anyone else?

Oh thanks Kerrywood. You taught me all I know!! I absolutely could not guess the month - even trying to break it down. It doesn't make sense.