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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis – Last Will and Testament – 1994 Certified Probate / True Copy
Offered here is a fascinating period probate copy of the Last Will and Testament of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929–1994), former First Lady of the United States and widow of President John F. Kennedy.
The document reproduces Mrs. Onassis's Last Will and Testament, executed in New York on March 22, 1994, less than two months before her death on May 19, 1994.
This example contains numerous features associated with the probate proceedings, including:
• Jacqueline K. Onassis's reproduced signature on the execution page
• Handwritten execution date of March 22, 1994
• Testamentary seal adjacent to the signature
• Witness signatures and addresses
• Attesting-witness affidavit
• New York notarial certification
• “ORIGINAL ADMITTED TO PROBATE” notation
• “A TRUE COPY” certification
• Clerk of the Surrogate's Court markings dated June 1994
• Period blue legal-document backing
The contents of the will are themselves historically interesting. Among the provisions, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis:
• Left Indian miniature artworks to her friend Rachel “Bunny” Mellon, including a work connected with Mellon's design of the White House Rose Garden
• Left a Greek alabaster head to her longtime companion Maurice Tempelsman
• Left her copy of John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address signed by Robert Frost to Alexander D. Forger
• Directed the disposition of her letters, papers, documents, artwork, jewelry, books, furnishings and other personal possessions
IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ
This item is being offered as a period probate/certified true copy of the Last Will and Testament of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
It is NOT represented as Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's original executed will.
The Jacqueline K. Onassis signature appearing on the execution page is part of the reproduced probate document and is NOT represented as an independently authenticated original autograph personally applied to this particular copy.
The probate stamps, certification, witness material and other markings are shown clearly in the photographs. Buyers are encouraged to examine all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the description.
A highly interesting piece of Kennedy, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, First Lady, presidential and American legal-history memorabilia.
Condition: Very good vintage condition overall, with normal handling and storage wear associated with a legal document of this age. Retained in its period blue legal-document backing. Please review photographs carefully.
Buyer will receive the exact document shown in the photographs.
