post-obit

With the recent deaths of Charlton Heston and Anthony Minghella, and the resulting post-obit tributes that came their way, it bothered me that this was not the case when one of our greatest motion picture actresses passed away a little less than six months ago.

Michael Russnow: Deborah Kerr Rhymes With Star, and What a Star She Was: She Deserves to Be Remembered, Too 2010

With the recent deaths of Charlton Heston and Anthony Minghella, and the resulting post-obit tributes that came their way, it bothered me that this was not the case when one of our greatest motion picture actresses passed away a little less than six months ago.

Michael Russnow: Deborah Kerr Rhymes With Star, and What a Star She Was: She Deserves to Be Remembered, Too Michael Russnow 2010

With the recent deaths of Charlton Heston and Anthony Minghella, and the resulting post-obit tributes that came their way, it bothered me that this was not the case when one of our greatest motion picture actresses passed away a little less than six months ago.

Deborah Kerr Rhymes With Star, and What a Star She Was: She Deserves to Be Remembered, Too 2010

With the recent deaths of Charlton Heston and Anthony Minghella, and the resulting post-obit tributes that came their way, it bothered me that this was not the case when one of our greatest motion picture actresses passed away a little less than six months ago.

Michael Russnow: Deborah Kerr Rhymes With Star, and What a Star She Was: She Deserves to Be Remembered, Too 2009

Helpless beyond measure in all the duties of practical statesmanship, its members or their dependants have given proof of remarkable energy in the single department of peculation; and there, not content with the slow methods of the old-fashioned defaulter, who helped himself only to what there was, they have contrived to steal what there was going to be, and have peculated in advance by a kind of official post-obit.

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 40, February, 1861 Various

Far from seeking revenge, the worst defaulter I ever had dealings with cannot deny that I am always willing to accept a good post-obit.

The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Various

I will just explain that a post-obit is a form of note or due bill given by the heir of an estate (usually of an entailed estate), which matures the moment the drawer of the document enters into that estate.

Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison Fifteen Years in Solitude Austin Bidwell

Why, nothing capital of my master’s wardrobe has dropped lately; but I could give you a mortgage on some of his winter clothes, with equity of redemption before November—or you shall have the reversion of the French velvet, or a post-obit on the blue and silver; —these, I should think, Moses, with a few pair of point ruffles, as a collateral security—hey, my little fellow?

Act Third. Scene II 1909

Now I propose, Mr. Premium, if it’s agreeable to you, a post-obit on Sir Oliver’s life: though at the same time the old fellow has been so liberal to me, that I give you my word, I should be very sorry to hear that any thing had happened to him.

Act Third. Scene III 1909

He would soon be of age, and it was necessary to make some terms to prevent the loss the estate would suffer by raising money on post-obit bonds.

Biographical Sketch 1901