The people of the State of NY by the grace of God free and 
independent to Aaron Baldwin, resident of Westford, Otsego 
Co, NY, Orrin Z. Baldwin of Westford, Fanny O. Berkel of 
Westville, Maud F. Baldwin of Westville, Allie L. Baldwin of 
of Merricksville, Delaware Co, Flora A. Holcomb formerly 
residing at Mt Alton, Bradford Co, Pa, but whose present 
residence of post office are unknown and cannot be 
ascertained after dilligent inquiry, heirs at law and next of 
kin of Philo Baldwin, late of the town of Middlefield, 
deceased, and all persons in being who would take an interest 
in any portion of real or personal property of the deceased 
under the provisions of his will and the executors named or 
described therein.  

Whereas Frances Augusta Baldwin, of the town of Middlefield, 
county of Otsego, has lately made application to our 
surrogate of the county of Otsego to have a certain 
instrument in writing, relating to real and personal estate, 
duly proved as the last will and testament of the said Philo 
Baldwin, deceased.  You and each of you are hereby cited and 
required personally to be and appear before our said 
Surrogate, in his office at the village of Cooperstown on the 
19th day of September 1892 at ten o'clock in the forenoon of 
that day, then and there to attend to the probate of said 
instrument of the last will and testament of said deceased.   
And those of you who are under the age of twenty-one years 
are required to appear by your guardian if you have one.  If 
you have none, that you appear and apply for one to be 
appointed, or in the event of your neglect or failure to do 
so a guardian will be appointed by the Surrogate to represent 
and act for you in this proceeding.

In testamony whereof, we have caused the seal of office of our 
said Surrogate to be hereunto affixed.

Witness

Albert C. Tennant, Surrogate of our said county, at the village 
of Cooperstown, the 29th day of July A.D. 1892

V.A. Ryam, Clerk to the Surrogates Court