Talk:Last will and testament of Frederica Evelyn Stilwell Cook
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Did you know... that, at 95,940 words in four volumes, the 1925 will of Frederica Evelyn Stilwell Cook is the longest ever, yet it disposed of only $100,000?
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The article states that the will contains 1066 pages, but then adds that it is divided into two volumes of 706 pages each and two volumes of 406 pages each. The latter leads to a page count nearly twice as high, so which is correct? 76.108.138.69 (talk) 03:19, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The article claims that this will hold the record for the longest will but there is no supporting citations. The NYT article notes taht it is the bulkiest ever filed at Somerset house but also notes " No records exist which would make it possible to say whether it is the longest will ever admitted to probate, but such records of unusual wills as are available in London contain no mention of any that even approaches it in length." So it is PROBABLY the longest on record in England but no one knows if it is the world's longest.Wkharrisjr (talk) 04:10, 4 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]
