The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-04-05

JOHN JACOB ASTOR.
ATTESTEO COPY.

which may bs entitled. the time Of my decease in
tho expressed do make this last
Will and Testament.
lst-To MY rAuaHrEn DoRorHEA. wife of Walter Lang
s.o the during her s Of ali my lper
plate my new rervics Of plate excepted Also, give
and bequeath to her for her lfe the income of ths fol-
lowing stocka, debt and money that is to hum
ded thousand dollars Of the det of the city of Nso York
bearing Ave cent Interest," flee hundred shares of the
capital stock Of the Bank Of fmerca thousand shares
Of the capital stock of the Manhattan Company toenf
fire thousand dollars deposited 10Th the New York Life In
oAtes all which income devote expressly to her sole
and separate use-to be at her own disposal when
claim, interest, or interference Of her husband And
TO enable her to receive the said income, order my
during tho life Of my said daugher) from time to time,
as she may request to execute such revocable letters
Of attorney may be requisite to enable her to receive
Also devise {, her the house Lafayette Place
In tho city of New York. bling twentyssvsn feet six
inches wide. and ons hundred and thirty-seven feet
six inches deep, occupied by her have hold
the same during her natural life, free from and excl
Five Of any interest interference her husband
And on her death, give the said plate, txospt as
abov sums of debt and deposit and stocks to her then
surviving ISSUE and their administrators
And devise the said house and lot to her then survi
wing issue and their heirs and assigns Intend
Ing that If any of her children shall have died before her
leaving issue such issue together to take what their
parent would have taken il surviving
2d-To JOHN JAcoB AsToR LAN0DoN [see oodiciIl
ELIZA AsroR LANGDoN, LOUISA LANGpoN, WALTER
LANeDor, Jr. Woodbury. LANoDor, CECILIA LANeDoN.
thea, to such of them shall survive devise all
y tots en- the ersery side IF Lafayette Pl c.. IN tho CITY
rear of my lots on the said eastery side Of Lafayette
Place extending to the Bowery ami fronting thereon
Morton street, Grs'n,ciek s sr..f ~nS Hnasons rissr
being ono hundred lots to have and to hold the
them my said sr.ndchidren In equal shsres for sni
each of them my grandchildren give the share which
ne or she shall have enjoyed for life their surviving
ISSUE in fee simple to be divided according to the
Der ofther children and in fdsath without issue
then surviving devise the share Of such deceased my
in fec simple
,aETo my said grandchildren, JOHN J. A. LANeDOr,
WALTER LANGDoN, JR., WOODBURY. LAuGDoN and EUGENE
LAScpoS see codic such of them as shall survive
me- devise the eight lots of land belonging to with the
the sy sw M
street aud Spring street to have and to hold the in
during their lives ssspecv0 and on tn,
been entitled to his ISSUE him surviving in equal shares
according to the number Of his children and to their
such ISSUE devise such share his then surviving bro
theirs and their heirs and assigns forever.
To my sad grandchildren, Sarah dsor, we Of Robert
Boree Esp, EHsa astor, Louisa and Cecilia to such
Of them as may survive me. devise the four houses and
Prince street and Houston street. now known as numbers
So $751; $50 and $751; extending in the rear to Msrcer
lively in equal shsr.s during their Ives and on the
death of EACH devise her share to her iesue then
wing to be divided according to the number Of her
Children and to their heirs and assigns forever and in
Of deAh without issue then surviving devise such
share to her then surviving sisters and their heirs and
To each of my said grandsons, JOHN J. A. LANopoN,
WALTER LANoDoN, ia, WOODBURY. LAnepoN, and
EUGENE LANcDoN, and to each my said grand daugh-
tiers, ELIZA, LOUISA [codicl modifes] and CECILIA on
their respectively attaining the age Of twenty four
respectively attaining the age Of thirty years the further
suw of tDenty yfue thousand doliars.
To my granddsughter Sarah, wife Of Robert Boresl,
give the lands and building now known IS the City
Hotel in the city of New York bounded by Broadway,
Thames street, Temple street, and Cedar street, to
nd IN hnvA ann IN harf Nfo nOh avA
devise the to her then surviving issue according
to the number Of her chdren, and to their heirs aud
isue then devise the to her then surviving bro
theirs and sisters and their heirs and assigns
scutors in case the building shall be burnt down or
otherwise destroyed to sell the said lands in fee simple
on the said lands in which case the proceeds and mo-
ney shall b received BY executors and invested by
them and the Income shall b. paid to the said Sarah Be-
State of New York. but In she shall not reside
therein then ten thousand dollars per of such
Their Of her DEATH the brothers and sisters
Of the said Sarah And tn. death Of the said Sarah
to the land itself of which It is the proceeds
4th-[Revoked by oodicil-To my daughter ELIZA,
for her lfe Of the following tsom.omd dol
lars of the Public Debt Ohio bearing six cent. in
New Hapen bearing Ave and half per cent interest;
Fifty thousand doIlars deposited in the New York Life
In'urance and Trust Company, (of which have certi
Merchants Bank In the city Of New York aud
hundred and shares Of the capital stock of the NJ
shs to the State of New and there her
residence. then give to her such part of my resdary
real esfdfe % she eha seec not exceeding 10 value If
ty ousand dollars according to just valuation there
ofby my executorswhch estate selected shall b. ret
eeutor to have and to hold the same 70 her during her
life she shall not discontinue her residence In New
0k ana And on a ns give the capital Of the said
surviving issue their heirs executors and adminstra
tors respectively be divided according to the number
Of her children; but Ia Of her death without such
ISSUE authorize her to dispose Of the said funds and
lands by appointments in the nature Of WILL such
and in such shares and for such estates she
may think At to and amongst all any OF relations
by consansuinity, who might by possibility take lands
Of New YORK as it shall be at the date Of such appoint
ment and In case Of her death without such issue and
ssid fun ds and lands to the children Of nv
son, William b. Aston; one-half to the children of my
daughter. Dorothes; and onefourth to my grandson,
Charles Brsted and their heirs, executors and admins
TRAITORS, respectively.
Also give my said daughter EHsa and to her hus-
Of Gensvo Sifssrland to have and to hold tho same
hsln during their lives and the life of the survivor of
to her surviving her DEATH and to the heirs
executors administrators and assigns for ever-to bs
S"e 20 1s ~ OF ss c
Genevese estates IN case of her death without such is
sue to and amongst my grandshildren, to such
and such conditions she may direct instrument
In the nature OF will and in case OF her death wthou.
issue aforesaid and without leaving any valid sp-
rontment then devise the said Geseves estates my
grand children to the children Of
William Astor, one third to the children of my daugh-
ter Dorothea and one-third to my grandson, Charles
Brsted and to their heirs executors and adminstra
tors, respectively, for ever
5th-To my grand.on, CHARLES BaIsrEp, ! devise all
that lot Of land belonging to fronting the osfer
sriy side Of Lafayette Place, adjoining my house
occupied by my daughter Dorothea and being seventy
feet inches wide, by one hundred and thirty
seven feet six deep Also the lot and house
occupied by me, the ,cesteriy side Of Broodoay,
known number 5s5 bsing about twenty-nine feet in
front on Broadway, and twenty-five feet on Mercer
street. to which 1t extends Also lot OF land belong
ing to the westerly [easterlysee codcil eide of
Brcadcdv, betpeen Spring sret and Prince sfreefs-
Also, lots Of land the eighth dvenue aud fwenfy
fUhi ch ha aide of