Olographic Will

ID: 3075 ~ Source: Martin, Francois-Xavier. The History of Louisiana, from the earliest period. London: British Library, Historic Print Editions, 1882. ~ Creator: Judge Francois-Xavier Martin ~ Date: 1846

This file appears in: The Final Will of Presiding Judge Francois-Xavier Martin

Louisiana Supreme Court Judge Francois-Xavier Martin's one page olographic will, hand written when Judge Martin was legally blind.

This file appears in: The Final Will of Presiding Judge Francois-Xavier Martin

The Final Will of Presiding Judge Francois-Xavier Martin

By Mary Ann Wegmann, The Law Library of Louisiana & University of New Orleans History Department

In June 1847, the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld the olographic, or hand written, will of its deceased member Presiding Judge Francois-Xavier Martin, who served on the Court for 31 years until March 19, 1846. Judge Martin “retired unwillingly at the…