Lizzie Borden Last Will and Testament

Download a free copy of the Last Will and Testament of David Packard (1912-1996).

• Packard, an American electrical engineer and entrepreneur, was a co-founder of the computer giant, Hewlett-Packard.
• The majority of his holdings were donated to the David and Lucille Packard Foundation, which provides grants to nonprofit organizations.

Download this free copy of the Last Will and Testament of heiress Doris Duke.

• Doris Duke (1912-1993) was an American heiress, horticulturalist, art collector and philanthropist.
• When Doris was just 12 years old, her father died and left her a fortune estimated at about $100 million. At the age of 14, she took her mother to court and successfully prevented her from selling the family's 2,700 acre estate.
• When Duke came of age, she used her wealth to pursue a variety of interests, including extensive world travel and the arts. During World War II, she worked in a canteen for sailors in Egypt, taking a salary of one dollar a year. She apparently spoke nine languages.
• In 1945, Duke began a short-lived career as a foreign correspondent for the International News Service, reporting from different cities across the war-ravaged Europe. After the war, she moved to Paris and wrote for the magazine Harper's Bazaar.
• While living in Hawaii, Duke became the first woman to take up competition surfing. A lover of animals, in particular her dogs and pet camels, in her later years Duke became a wildlife refuge supporter, an environmental conservationist, and a patron of historic preservation.

Biographical material taken from Wikipedia.com.

Elizabeth Edwards (1949-2010), best-selling author and US health care activist, was also the wife of North Carolina Senator John Edwards. This is a copy of her Last Will and Testament.

• Elizabeth obtained a law degree from UNC and practiced law until 1996.
• Edwards was well known for her support of universal health care and gay marriage, and her opposition to the war in Iraq, which were points of disagreement between her and her husband. She was a staunch advocate for women's health, especially cancer patients.
• Senator Edwards' revelations about his extramarital affair caused many Americans to rally around in support of his wife. She separated from him in 2010, and died of cancer later that year.

Download this free copy of the Will of New York billionaire Harry Helmsley (1909-1997).

• Helmsley was one of the most successful real estate magnates in America.
• In his will, Harry Helmsley leaves an estate estimated at $1.7 billion. A few of his vast holdings included the Empire State Building, and posh hotels in New York.
• Helmsley died of pneumonia in 1997 at a hospital in Scottsdale, Arizona. He was survived by his wife Leona, who was known as the 'Queen of Mean'.