The Arkansas banner., 1849-07-31
wilI off inc Late cen, C,inc~.

W~ publish the foiioRiHg wlil os the late sneral Gain~s, which will be foan4 of srea, int~fest The iocnmeat vas drawn up by himself and is in his owa handwriting
 .-in ihe name of God-Amen-I, EImssJ Pea dletoa Chimes, being now in the enjoyment of ex- ce!lea, health, for which an duly thankful. bu, having arrlsei a; that period of life al which t be- cones the duty of men to hold themselves ready for disease snl dea'b-anA, moreover, having this day earael, Tor the f=s, time in the course Of mg hfe, thai nay late f,arTiage contract wii aslmt of con- s'iueiIon ,en4sng to deprive my beloved wife. Myra Clark Gaines, of the right ot dover to which she would have been entitled without sqea contract, to hereby orla:a and establish this 10 be my last ~ili and testaneni-thai Is to say First, hereby appoint my wife, Myra Clark GAiLes, ay execu'rix aud my nepae~. Francis $ Lyon, of D-noPolis, Ala; and my nephew, Francis Young Gaines O.: Mobile, Ala; and Virgil Whitney. E.q, Of Bing- hampton, N Y and ray son, Francis Henry Toal- nan Gaines. of Mobile. Ala; ana my son, Edmund Pendleton Gaines, jr., of Memphis, Tenn my ex- ecuiofs wbo hereby authorized and requested 10 pay my jus, debts, anI then to divide all the mo- ney and property owned by al the dme of mi death, equally, be'Seea my wife. Hyn Clark Gaines, and my sbove-Hamed sons, Frsncis Henry Tonlraan Gaines. aa4 Etnund Pead!eton Canes, IT,, share and share s.ike-aBytiihE ia the mar risge contract to The contrary notwithstanding IL is, however Ia be clelY un1erstooi ths, the above desise shall take effect only in the event of the sli;s brought 10 b. brought fas the recovery oi the esaie deytsel by Daniel Clark b his daughter the above named Myra Clark Gaines, as his beir ai iaS, being decided against ber asi her hsssband Shoaid The saii snis any of the# be dec il-i in favor of the said Myra and ,he undersigned so as Ia secure o her he whole The princiyal pant ef the sad estate sued ior thea h that case my aote said executors and eXeeutsIx are hereby authorized afl requested ic make such sYaiae distribution of he estate to which the undersigned may he entitled as 10 them shall be ieasoaAbie and iast Saaslh they disagree, they are hereby authorized and rv- qies'ed 'o submit tAe matter 10 inc arbitration of Iaataal frens, ,o be chosen by the said MyIa Clark Gaines on iae one part. and ;he said execa;ol. Oh tue other part Ny swords of honor to be dispased of as follows The Virginia sword to Henry T Gaines the Tennessee swosd to EiBgui Peniie- Ion Games: and the New York sxofd io WlIIiam Wallace Whitney. A copy of my gold medal se my beloved wiie; smother to Rhoda, aal another ie Julia His siep-daushiers1
 GlTen aDter my hand sni seal al New osiezhs, ihis 22d day of JanaaFy. lsiS.
 ISigned,l EpMuSD PESpLEroS GAINES, L. S. r
 On the back Is ii,e ioiloSihs efs4ossemeat.
 ''Jaa- -, lSi5, 10 P. H--Tas wIthtn $ a hasiy dratt rs tay iasf wIu and testament which .As,Lt Iiye. sil. have leisure, isnscnbs 4asl imPsOVe. .Siso@d,j EDa- r GAINES.
 Ma. Cen, u :. A., Cong Mestsra Diy.
 Fhis wiil pro6Aiei Ia Ii~ Fast District Ce,.rt on the s;h inst. by Messss. Wnss, X McNaAoa, attorneys ior lhe sxecuifix IN. q. PlcsysHr