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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>David, thank you
for updating me on what happened. I asked my son to bid on it for me because I
don’t have a paypal account.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>He read the fine
print, which I hadn’t done, and said that it was not the original. Apparently,
someone asked the seller if this was the only copy. He replied that maybe 50
or so copies of a will were made at the time so that people who were owed money
could get a copy.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>Surely, the
university has the original will since it was through the will, I believe, that
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Hopkins</st1:City></st1:place>’
money built the school and hospital.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>I bid up to $120
and also intended to give it to the school. Maybe we were bidding against each
other?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face="Book Antiqua"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'>Christine Gray <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
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Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info [mailto:Chat-bounces@charlesvillage.info] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>David Hill<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Sunday, October 15, 2006
10:08 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">The
Charles Village Chat List</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [Chat] Last Will
& Testament of Johns Hopkins - <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:place></st1:City>,1873
on eBay</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>I bid on this item trying to win so I could donate it
back to the University. But someone was on automatic bidding and I ran out of
time before he/she exceeded his/her maximum. It was sold for $202.50. I only
hope it has found a good home or maybe with an alum who intends to donate it to
the University. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;background:#E4E4E4'><b><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:langwidge@erols.com" title="langwidge@erols.com">Christine Gray</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>To:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <a
href="mailto:Discussion@charlesvillage.info"
title="Discussion@charlesvillage.info">'Charles Village Discussion List'</a> ; <a
href="mailto:Chat@charlesvillage.info" title="Chat@charlesvillage.info">'The
Charles Village Chat List'</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Sunday,
October 15, 2006 5:13 PM<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> [Chat] Last
Will & Testament of Johns Hopkins - <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Baltimore</st1:place></st1:City>,1873
on eBay<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'><a
href="http://cgi.ebay.com/Last-Will-Testament-of-Johns-Hopkins-Baltimore-1873_W0QQitemZ190039546901QQihZ009QQcategoryZ29466QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem">http://cgi.ebay.com/Last-Will-Testament-of-Johns-Hopkins-Baltimore-1873_W0QQitemZ190039546901QQihZ009QQcategoryZ29466QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'>I was stunned to see the last will of Johns Hopkins for sale on
eBay.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'>Wouldn’t the school itself want to buy this item?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'>I have no idea whom to contact.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'>The auction for it ends at 10:00 tonight.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=navy
face="Book Antiqua"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua";
color:navy'>Christine Gray <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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