shif Harber Sept. 23, 1920 Mr. Schuyler R. Clark Southwest Harbor Maine Dear Mr. Clark: I am enclosing herowith the deed from Richardson to Mrs. Clark. propared in accordance with the description you sont no. L/L Yours very truly, UNION TRUST COMPANY ELLSWORTH, MAINE CAPITAL $ 100,000. OMAR W. TAPLEY, PRESIDENT FRANK C. NASH, VICE PRESIDENT SURPLUS AND PROFITS $150,000. HENRY H. HIGGINS, TREASURER MONROE Y. McGOWN, ASST. TREASURER Sept. 29, 1920. Mr. Harry Lynam, Bar Harbor, Maine. Dear Sir: Have you ever completed the transaction whereby you were to take the title to the Ship Harbor piece of land for Schuyler R. Clark of Southwest Harbor? Yours truly, Autobacy UWT/G President. professional .0201 AR Oct. 12, J.920 Schuyler R. Clark, Esq., Southwest Harbor, Maine` Dear Mr. Clark: Mr. Lynan wishes to say that it occurred to him, after you left here, that where the description, in the deeds discussed, referred 10 8 number such as 36 it should show what plan 83 "or plan of " Very truly yours, Bass Haking deds 7/ W.S.A. By Chapter 93, Section 3 of the Laws of Maine 1811, "Every illegitimate child shall be considered as an heir of the person who shall in writing, signed in the presence of a competent wit- ness, have acknowledged himself to be the father of such child, and shall, in all cases, be considered as heir of his mother but he shall not be allowed to claim as representing his father or mother, any part of the estate of his or her kindred either lineal or collateral; unless before his death his parents shall have intermarried and had other children, and his father, after such intermarriage, shall have acknowledged him as aforesaid or adopted him into the family." (In which case it goes on to say he inherits as a legitimate child). By section 4 of the same Chapter, "If such illegitimate child died without lawful issue his estate shall d escend to his mother, or in case of her decease, to her heirs at law. This situation continued to be the law until 1852 when Section 4 was changed to provide that in the event the illegitimate child diedntestate, married, without lawful issue then the hus- band or widow of the illegitimate child inherits in equal parts with the mother or the mother's children. And by Chapter 266 of the laws of 1852 illegitimate children are made the heirs of the father U.S well as of the brothers and of sisters the lawful wedlock whenever the parents have inter- married and acknowledged them or adopted them. That is simply a rule of construction. Under this set-up the question of whether the woman's illegi- timate child inherits from the mother's people will depend entirely upon whether, before the illegitimate child's death, his parents had intermarried and had other children, and his father after such marriage had acknowledged him in writing signed before a competent witness, or adopted him into his family. of 1841 The law/as amended by the laws of 1852 was the law in 1857. By Chapter 93, Section 3 of the Laws of Maine 1841, "Every illegitimate child shall be considered as an heir of the person who shall in writing, signed in the presence of a competent wit- ness, have acknowledged himself to be the father of such child, and shall, in all cases, be considered as heir of his mother but he shall not be allowed to claim as representing his father or mother, any part of the estate of his or her kindred either lineal or collateral; unless before his death his parents shall have intermarried and had other children, and his father, after such intermarriage, shall have acknowledged him as aforesaid or adopted him into the family." (In which case it goes on to say he inherits as a legitimate child). By section 4 of the same Chapter, "If such illegitimate child died without lawful issue his estate shall descend to his mother, or in case of her decease, to her heirs at law. This situation continued to be the law until 1852 when Section 4 was changed to provide that in the event the illegitimate child diedwtestate, married, without lawful issue then the hus- band or widow of the illegitimate child inherits in equal parts with the mother or the mother's children. And by Chapter 266 of the laws of 1852 illegitimate children are made the heirs of the father as well as of the brothers and of sisters EPEN the lawful wedlock whenever the parents have inter- married and acknowledged them or adopted them. That is simply a rule of construction. Under this set-up the question of whether the woman's illegi- timate child inherits from the mother's people will depend entirely upon whether, before the illegitimate child's death, his parents had intermarried and had other children, and his father after such marriage had acknowledged him in writing signed before a competent witness, or adopted him into his family. of 1841 The law/as amended by the laws of 1 852 was the law in 1857. 2035 and to that mild 30 5 100 media a 00 to sled 27 30 of AND -214 the