Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-08-03

mos, impressive and emphatic manner, and in con
cluson, when speaking of provision for In
slaves, he raised his right arm, and then STR
kinc IL down upon the shoulder of his servan, mar
John, he said g" especially for this man,.
Signed. z-
Mark Alexander sworn-Beine shown the viii
Of 1872 |, ard asked whether he saw tho hand
writing Of that paper, says lie cannot say he ever
did. When IL was handed TO him il was enrcloped
in another paper Never saw the will made by
Mr.. Randolph in 1892, until yesterday. The wit
ness heirg asked to explain the endorsement
on the back Of the instrument, says-thst Mr..
Randolph being Just the eve Of setting oui for
England. placed this paper in tho possession OF WIT
ness at " ashnelen. with the request thai he would
deliver il 10 Mr.. Leigh stating that II contained
his fRandolnh's) will. Some orr time after wit
ness reached home, he went up to Halifax Court
House, under the supposition that Me-. Leigh lived
thcre--5ut was informed that he resided some
miles distant from the Court House. He there
met an ACQUAINTANCE. Mr. Jones, ! and he thought
il best to send the will TO Mr.. Leigh by that ndi-
vidual In order TO be very careful in ITS trans
mission, witness placed it in another envelope,
and put upon it an endorscment--shewn the on
dorscment--,ays il is the same--shewn the paper
on which the will of 1892 iswritten, saws he thinks
il i, the same paper which formed the sealed en-
yelope OF tho will which was handed him by Mr.
Randolph, thai the endorsement addressed TO he
witness. is in the hand writing of Mr. Randolph,
and is the cri ,inal endorsement when the paper
was handed to linn Shcwn the codiril OF 3lN
JANUARY, 1926, say this is hi, attesaiion made in
tho presence OF Nj. Nathaniel Macon The codl-
ell is throughout il the hand writing of Nj Ran
doph. Prcsumps tins il the paper. II is the on
" ono orthe kind which he ever signed Mr.. Ma
con also attcsted Il, and thi, is Mr.. Macons hand
writing Il VA, done in Washington.
By Mr. Johason.-I observe that the endorse
men, of Nj Randolph On this will !, in thc,.
word, :--"J.R.o OF Ra,nokc'> will. NJ. Alcxan-
der will rlca>e hand this fo VIM leirh Ed the
within nlmedexrrn;ar and oblise his most respect
FIJI friend and c5llsaona. J. r. Of Roanoke" On
the enyclone IA which ,6n enclosed the viii IA
Mr.. Lciph. you write ,hc ,rW and foaieR Of
Randolph" vii voar mcmor, enable ynn To saw
how YOU were Informed that the paner contained
aeolicll also
Ans. lido not know: do no, reenlect that
Mr.. Randolph informed me !, conpfjsp1 A codicil.
have no recollection. why | wrote the endorse
ment in this manner. or how ! received the in
preston that a codicil was contained in the pa
per The immersion ON my mind Is, that the
cnyelope and is contents were the only nanpr, in
nv possession. In looking at il. | do no, see why
should m Ike lie endorsement. mentioning co..
dicil unlcss II s in order TO obey thu instruction.,
of Nj. Ranao'sa. or from desire to be particular
" cautious. think this was the only papcr de.
liyerei 10 me.
o. Did Won receive it from thr hands of MIR.
Randolph. or did he send il IA Won
Ans. received It lion his own hands. and re-
ceiyed no other nanrr from him either hv mail o,
otherwise lie nfaroea me ,ho, the panef contain
edbi, will c,nnel saw n ti, fine thai the ca Iicl
y,sinclnlrd
Ey Mr.. Stananl. Siucr tie death Of Mr. Ran
dolnb. have YIN been under III. imnre<xio, that
to instrument which Won sinne1 was tho Same
that Won delivered 10 Mr.. Ipi,ht
Ans was under the impression. bnt mn .
further reflection. | an satisfied il va,a different
instrument. and thstl confruuded the will 1891
with the codicl Of 1926.
Winslow Rebio,on. Clrrk Of Cb,rlo,,c cou,t,
dcposcd that tiip will sf'3pw,x dcnos,.d !, HI,
hand. by JUDGE I,eah vho y, the san,c ,;uoc osL ~.
ed him to assist in the examination of Nr Ran
lnln'!'. o,pprs. which had hocr htonoh, ,;,,, pm
a,epha, an w,.re At Mr.. C,rlvelrs DARN, ,h,,
examination. witness say, tho cancelled will w,>
found in poriable .,ri,inc desk ar nor, f,l;o 1h
coacil of IL - was d lied in The hands of ,.
ness by NJ. Cariwel}. who said he rcceiycait from,
lpd,a R,,.,l, Ta.ts. M, 35ar.,Sos ,..
left with witness hy Ja1g, Bcycrla, rn,lcr ~,
the Iih Julr. 1871. Tia napors had naycr ,..,
GU, of wilna,,'s na,.as,ion ,n1 he aeliyc,.l ,I,,
Ia the Clerk ol35i, f,,rl
Richard R1o1anb. Jr.. svorn-S.bau, ,lo - ~
Of '2l-:iys. lhe,e w, onl,. an, ,,.c,s;,, -,
which he Witnessed 4 n,por C,r NJ R,,J,lnh
believe, this ia be- til, onp. and t1,i#th, bi' -
hesitation - II. Mr.. Rr.l,loh aid il W., III. vii
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