02. Order appointing Special Administrators

sureties, to be approved by the Probate Judge, and upon taking the oath, as required by law Dated Sept. 19th 1877 E. Smith Probate Judge

Estate of President Brigham Young decd.

Order admitting Will to probate etc

Sept 19th 1877

recorded Book H page 9 & 10

2

Territory of Utah County of Salt Lake In the Probate Court in and for said County

In the matter of the Estate of President Brigham Young decd. Testimony of subscribing witness to codicil

Wm. A. Rossiter, of lawful age, and a competent witness, being duly sworn testifies as follows: I reside in the City and County of Salt Lake. I knew President Brigham Young on the 5th day of February A.D. 1875, the date of the instrument now shown to me, marked as filed in this court on the 4th day of September A.D. 1877, purporting to be codicil to the last will and testament of said Brigham Young. I am one of the subscribing witnesses to said instrument. I also knew, at the said date of said instrument, James G. Bleak and John W. Watson the others of said subscribing witnesses.

The said instrument was signed and sealed by the said Brigham Young, in the City of Saint George, Washington County, Territory of Utah, on the said 8th day of February A.D. 1875, the day it bears date, in the presence of myself and said James G. Bleak and John W. Watson and the said Brigham Young thereupon published the said instrument as and declared the same to be a codicil to his last will and testament, and requested us, in attestation thereof

to sign the same as witnesses. The said James G. Bleak, John W. Watson and I, then and there in the presence of the said Brigham Young, and in the presence of each other, subscribed our names as witnesses to said instrument.

At the time of executing the said instrument, the said Brigham Young was of the age of about seventy four year, and was of sound and disposing mind, and not under any restraint, undue influence or fraudulent misrepresentation.

W.A. Rossiter

Subscribed and sworn before me this 19th day of Sept. A.D. 1877 E. Smith Probate Judge

Estate of President Brigham Young

Testimony of subscribing witness to codicil to will

Filed Sept 19th 1877

9- Will 10