Peter Thellusson's will of 1797 and its consequences on Chancery law / Patrick Polden.

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Lewiston, New York : Edwin Mellen Pr, 2002.

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22897

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Thellusson, Peter, -- 1737-1797.

Wills -- Trials -- Great Britain.

Equity -- History -- Great Britain.

Wills -- History -- Great Britain.

Contents:

1. The most famous will in the world

2. The Thellussons

3. Making the fortune

4. Founding a family

5. A tale of three cities

6. Property politics and peerage

7. Peter Thellusson's will

8. The first round in the great law suit

9. The Thellusson Act

10. In the shadow of the will : the first generation

11. In Chancery : managing the fund

12. In Chancery : managing the estates

13. The shadow of the will : the second generation

14. Escaping the clutches of the hungry sloth

15. The final round

16. Spending the fortune.

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Includes bibliography and index.

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0773472371

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v, 484 p.