Complex sentence: Jesup tied his gift to a town contribution of $1,000 annually Jesup died in January 1908, three months before the dedication ceremony, attended by 300 citizens including Mrs. Jesup, who toured the building and signed the deeds conveying it to the Westport Library Association.
Split into simpler sentences: Jesup tied his gift to a town contribution of $1,000 annually He was not to see his library to completion. He died in January 1908, three months before the dedication ceremony, attended by 300 citizens including Mrs. Jesup, who toured the building and signed the deeds conveying it to the Westport Library Association.