Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-10-26
DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE.
Fnaa q, Charlottesville .ldeata'r ~. n.
BNWSON'> WILL CASE.

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cur readers are aware tia, owing 10 the ,asue
and uncertain language. lnth several clauses ui
The will OF the late Mart.n D5wsou ii ili> county,
were coucbcd, Varpu, suits VIE instituted iuf the
purpose of testing the validity several al the dew
.es IS well determining the intention OF the
tor IN other putlious ot the Will and eodcil. ca
SATURDAY last. Judge Thompson delivered the ~
pu,on Of the QUIT N the casc-sustaiuluc num-
ber OF the dcsise> N controversy, aud declaring
several others, embracing the principal par ol the
estate. VOID, Tor the NaHi ot certainty, Ne.
twill he recollected that, bs the Will IN question:
all the slaves ol thu testator. that should
remove to Liberia other country where
slavery Is not tolerated, were ctnanc patcd-aud that
after rsacic~ 10 his brother, and sisters, aud
other relations, Ne the pruelpal pant oi the rcd,
and the remainder ui his personal estate, Was devised
aud bcqnedhod inr the purpose al establishing tnco
>emmdIlcs of Lratuuc.-lwo IN tins county and ono
IN Nelson Just brure the death ui thu testafnr
eodicd na> executed Ia iurln pant otthc will Il,
winch the Belle Ar estate, on winch the tcstaior
-ded, was devised to Benam,n Da~ son, tn tie &C
suitable support aud maintenance oI the slaves there
ON" legacy oil ~ jda MAS also r,vcn h, TIN, codl-
al to Martin fhachet, Ion the purpose ol finishing
mil that MIR. Dawson aud himself building -
The codicll was also expressed II. such rs To
render 1t exceedingly difficult In ascertain the pre-
cise intention nt the tcstator. The whole matter
Was therefore submurcdto the Coutt, aud the follow
lns embraces the substance o the opinion OF Judge
Thompson, rs delivered on Saturday last
list. That the second clause OF the will conlcls
eondninnaI oman, ,r,,,,, ,,,,o, rho sl,,c> ,l., 49,,
tended Ia be embraced by the trstaiot (w lnch c\-
.lndes those devised 10 hun BY ms brother Pleasant
b,,.o,,A and ,l,,, .,,,,.. -, .,,,,, , ~
appointed 10 take then election whether they will 60
10 Liberia or elsewhere where shaver, Is not lolcia
ted--or prefer 10 trman III bondage here
81 THAI ,b,. ,l,,,J cl,u., al H. =, IN ,;,. =, Al
hala Dawson, tor liir. aud her death to her de,
,r,s.d husband PIGEON, ~, hl,
,,,I ,beir h.,, an ,L ..,,, l'I =, a. ,'''''', u
,,,,t,, ~, an rI,;, I.,l.. III, W,
,ons,s,inc nj Ind l,y.s ,oL 49, ,,,a', :. ~
und,sposed of Inv s,l tc.,,,.,, =, ,ha I I
de,tb,Iso ,II he n,n6ts incr.,.., g. -, ,, nl
~, n,,,.s,,,.y ,.,,,, - " ~ -
IA ~, tho L,o,,,s,. =, ia, ,,,,, .,,,,,
NJ tho ,,,t ,r ,lo ST. =, ~, ~ w. @ > - ,'''.''
COMPANY aud 9TH. Sto,l IT., m. p'
6.b rurnn,Le ,,n,,,,,, -, H.. I |' "'' NV
.n,rtivelx - ,,,,l L...4',,... IT., -.
~, rs,., 10 i'' ', p'''p'A',s ""''
homes, sI,rss [,l.i,,,, So, ,'' y purchase VI
i,h III, H. t,i. =, II,
H. I';.;, - ,,,t ~, ~, 49, '''' 's'"'H u,
9TH That the dcyiecs and bcqncst gwen b.,
the 10th and l7th clauses al said will the inst mo
flding forthe erection Of three Seminacs of Lean
ing, aud the last I'm the event Of the first not being
exccuted) providing or the employment OF the fund
by his Executors, the .iterar, Fund OF ,rpi,,, and
the School Commissioners OF the Counties of ,Ihr.
marie and Nelson is under the authorit, n1 Gan,
c1scators VS. he .Iaorneg Gen,rai and Jn,n,x Ere.
,1,iors vs. Latina anil oiLr,x Gino, ia, ,,h., ,',
void or the vaguencss aud uncertainty Of the charity,
aud benefciaiies thereof
9TH. That under the codicil BENJAMIN Dawson
takes absolute interest ia the Belle ,resr,c
lber IN the lands nor The slaves thereon who b, lin,
will are conduonallv enancipatc,-por IN the s,ocL
&c.-bu, that he takes the use only IN ru.t far ,b,
benefit OF the slaves until then elecion Ia -, ia tho,
9TH That the codcil gives to Martin Th,cLcr.
an unconditional legacy OF Sl5oo. ~ =
There no controversy as to the residue OF the
"e'lses ano requests contained ~ the VII. The
IL. spfu'n'eu Nhas' ocAe ROBERT IT. carter,
9 D H. 'noo', p'n'a''n haiu"iph and SAINT
eIDsei, tduy ihee 10 ac''l commissioners 10 eA-
sanne 'ae A'"Ves touching 'her election to accept or
recJectthe emanipatIon offered them.
ne eneIt OF 'his deeision viii be, that the prn
eipal part OF Mr.. Da"sons estate " i'll go to his hens
,a;u law" w. ~ ptooIoie' we understand an appeal