The mountain sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1844-1853, 1850-11-14
From The Neio Orleans Crescent.
Opening of John II DOn0sh'S Will.

ZOtn INST, at CLOCK, suddenly, aged IA
was Yesterday opened and read, in the
presence of crowded audience, by his
honor Judge Buchanan, in the Fifth Dis
trict Court.
The Will is in the oi0graphic form,
written by the tcs,ator at great length, fl
ling twenty-forr pages of fooIscap paper,
closely and neatly written from edge to
edge, and occupied an hour in reading
1t bears date the 29dl December, 1888,
and is without codicjl, or any appenGage
whatever; but disposes of all his property
and estate, which he owns, or may acquire
and die possessed of.
The testator sets ont with much devoul-
ness in his aspirations to Almighty God,
make permanent disposition of his prince
iy estate After declaring that he is
,cithout heirs in the ascending or descend
ing line.
l. He 6equeaths to his sister, Mrs. Ha-
met, and her children, lot of ground ten
Iacres more or less, with It's improvements,
in Baltimore county, near the city, and
gives her legacy of $4,000.
2. He bequeaths freedom to all his do
mestics or house servants, ten in number,
and directs his executors 10 set them free
as soon as it can be done.
8. He directs that all his other black
people or slaves on his plantation, etc be
emancipated at the end of fifteen years,
and sent to Liberia; and provides the
means and manner in which il shall be
done.
4. He then directs that all his property
real and personal, and effects, be consld-
cred as his general estate" which is TO
be divided into two equal parts, between
the cities of New Orleans and Baltimore,
each to take one half; but in trust for GER
tain specified and almost innumerable OBJ
jects, which the testator details and des-
cribes with great minuteness;
|. To establish free school for poor
children, to erect fine brick school houses
throughout the city, so that no poor child
shall 90 uneducated, or without moral and
religious instruction ana exemption from
vice, &c, amounting 10 about $400, 900 in
yearly insalments.
,. a donation of one eighth Of the net
revenue accrung to the portion belonging
TO the city of New Orleans, 10 the Orphan
Boys Asylum.
3. The same amount to be given to an
Asylum for the poor; to free the streets
from INDECENT and beggerly persons, and
10 teach them industry, morality, and re-
! ligion.
One-eighth of the net income of his
| general estate 10 be laid out in the pur-
chase of ..school farm" in the vicinity
OF the city of Baltimore. TO contain from
/ 500 to 1000 or more acres. 1t is to be
cultivated by the poor and INDECENT chill
dren of the city of Baltimore, and Of the
State of Maryland; and the poor and indi
gent children Of all the commercial cities
in the Union. The mulberry tree and The
manufacture Of silk is recommended 10 be
carried on. The poor children from lou
to fourteen years of age, of Baltimore first
to Maryland and all the commercial cite:
Of the Union, are to be taught, in addition
to a good English education, the pursuits o
agriculture and the principles of religion
The Bible is directed to be the principa
iciass book in all the schools. The sun
of So, 100000 is bequeathed to this insti
tuition in yearly iDstalments. It Is sup
i posed from 1000 to 10000 children vii
receive It's benefits and fostering care an,
Ieducation annually.
5. One-eighth of the net amount pro
lCGCull5 ltbtiA '14G 9C'4Gl"i CSts-'S, ~ Go a.
/ the american Colonization Society," a
/ Washington City" which will amoun
annually to a large sum.
After the above bequests and donation
are settled, which the testator suppose
would be accomplished in 20 years, the
entire estate TO be divided between tn
: States OF Louisiana and Maryland. Com
{ missioners are to be appointed, three il
each city, 10 carry out the objects pro
lposed; but if they fail TO follow out the in
sructions. then the general estate" to re
vert or fall Immediately to the two States
5 whose Legislatures are TO comply wit
!, the conditions and carry out the object
q donated and 6equeathed. The various IL
slitutions donated and provided Tor in tn
viii, are to be incorporated by the Legl;
ilatures of the two States. The city {
, Baltimore TO act as a check on the city 0
e New Orleans, in fulfilling the conditions c
e the VIII.
Many benevolent, charitable and highl
moral and religious sentiments are inte
spersed throughout; and the cause of edl
cation, morality and the duties of the poe
toward the rich; and the duty of the ric
e to educate and protect the poor, are freel
Eindulged in the most affecting terms
The duties of the poor and the rich, an
- the preservation of the Union, are also II
> culcated
d The property of his general estate,
d is never to be divided or sold. but kept Il
/, cether. leased, managed or cultivated