holographic will
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of holographic will
First recorded in 1890–95
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Holmes recalled that Hughes told him that he had written a holographic will, a last testament whose unwitnessed authenticity rests on identifying the handwriting of the author.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was at this time that Alfred Moss removed George Washington’s holographic will from Fairfax Courthouse to take it to Richmond for safekeeping for the duration of the war.
From Green Spring Farm Fairfax County, Virginia by Nan Netherton
Being an holographic will, under the law of Louisiana it required no witness.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy by Various
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