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\date {October 19}
\personal
\to {The Bank of New York\cr
Legal Department\cr
22nd floor\cr
90 Washington St.\cr
New York, N.Y. 10006\cr}
{\noindent Gentlemen:}

Not having received an answer to my letter of September 22nd, nor to my
follow-up letter of October 12, 1982, I am writing yet again in regard to
the Dreyfus A Bond Plus, Regular Account Number 
084 00101340-8, Taxpayer Identification No, 144-07-2677 held in the
name of Bernice D. Samuel, 501 Portola Road, Portola Valley, Calif. 94025.
This account contains 440.960 shares that are held by the bank.

My previous letters were addressed to your bank as agent for the Dreyfus
Mutual Funds as I had been advised to do.  I have complained by phone on
two different occasions. I am now advised to write to the Legal
Department of The Bank and to send my letter by registered mail.

My wife Bernice D. Samuel died on May 24, 1982, as attested by a copy of
the death certificate that I am enclosing.

I also have at hand a court order from the Superior Court of California,
County of San Mateo, Hall of Justice and Records, Redwood City, Calif.
Case Number 73974, dated August 26, 1982 and signed by V. Gene McDonald,
Judge of the Superior Court, stating that the described property,
including the Dreyfus A Bond Plus account in the name of Bernice D. Samuel
``is community property and passes to Arthur Samuel, the surviving spouse
and no administration thereof is necessary''.

Will you please, therefore, send me the necessary forms to change this
account to my name.  Mrs. Samuel was authorized to sign checks against the
account, although, I believe, she never exercised this privilege.  I
would like to have this feature continued in my name.

I have been depositing the monthly dividend checks in a
now-otherwise-unused joint checking account with The Bank of America, that
I have continued to maintain for this sole purpose.

\sign {\hfill Sincerely yours,\cr\ssqip\cr
\hfill Arthur L. Samuel}

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