The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-10-29
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nrssence of a crowded audience, by his honor
Tudge Buchanan, in the Fifth District Court.
The VIII is in the olograplie form, written by
the testator at grest length, filling twenty -four
pages of foolscap paper closely and neatly written
from edge to edge, and occupied an hour in read
ing. 1t bears date the 29th December, 1885, and
is without codcil, or any appendage whatever but
disposes of all his property and estate, which he
owns, or may acquire and die possessed Of
The testator sets out with much dovoutness in
his aspirations to Almighty God, to make per-
manent disposition of his princey estate" After |
declaring that he is 7otthout heirs in the ascending
or descending line:
l. He bequeaths to his sister, Mrs. Hamet, and |
her children, lot of ground ten acres more or less
with its improvements, in Baltimore county, near
the city, and gives her legacy of $4,000.
2. He bequeaths freedom to all his domestcs or
house-servants, ten in number, and directs his ex-
ecutors to set them free as soon it can be done.
g. He directs that all his other black people or
slaves on his plantations, etc, be emancipated at
the end of IS years. and sent to Liberia and pro-
vides the means and manner in which it shall be
done.
a. He then directs that all his property, real and
personal and effects be considered as his general
estate which is to be divided into two equal parts,
between the cities of NewOrleans and Baltimore,
each to take one half but in trust for certain spe-
CITED and almost innumerable objects, which the
testator details and describes with great minute
ness
l. To establish free school for poor children
to erect fine brick school-houses throughout the
city, that no poor child shall go uneducated or
without moral and religious instruction and exemp-
ton from vice, etc. amounting to about 100000
in yearly instruments
2. A donation of 0ne.eigIih of the net revenue
accruing to the portion belonging to the city of
NewOrleans, to the Orphan Boys Asylum.
3. The same amount to be given to an Asylum
for the poor to free the streets from INDECENT and
beggary persons, and to teach them industry, mo-
rality and religion.
A. One-eighth of the net income of his general
estate" to be laid out in the purchase 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 children of
the city of Baltimore, and of the State of Maryland;
and the poor and INDECENT children of all the COM
mercial cities in the Union. The mulberry tree
and the manufacture of silk is recommended to be
carried on The poor children from four to fourteen
years of age, of Baltimore first the State of Mary
| land and all the commercial cities of the Union,
are to be taught in addition to a good English
education, the pursuits of agriculture and the prin-
| cples of religion. The Bible is directed to be the
| principal class book in all the schools. The sum
of So 900, 900 is bequeathed to this institution in
| yearly instruments 1t is supposed from 1000 to
10000 children will receive its benefits and foster
ing and education, annually.
5. One-eighth of the net amount proceeding from
the general estate" to go to the American Col
onzatlou Society,"" at Washington City; which
will amount annually to large
After the above and other requests and donations
are settled which the estator supposed would be
accomplished in 40 years, the entire estate to be
divided between the States of Louisiana and Mary
| land. Commissioners are to be appoined, three in
each city, to carry out the objects proposed but if
they fail to follow out the instructions, then the
general estate" to revert or fall Immediately to
the two States, whose Legislatures are to comply
with the conditions and carry out the objects do
mated and bequeathed. The various institutions
donated and provided for in the VIII, are to be in
corporated by the Legislatures Of the two States
The city of Baltimore to act as check on the city
VI wan tIs"'''s"'' III 'O'"liS '"9 '0no''onS Of the
MAJ, booo,,olo,,, oI,r;,arl, ,,,5 ti,1,-. .-.,
and roI,,io,,s ,r ir,,.rs1ar.aI ,l'
ont and III. c,uso Of education rpor,lf,. md ,I,o
duties of the DOOR toward the rich and the obIioa-
ton and dnty of the rich n ad,c,te and rr,t,o, t
DOOR are freely INDUCED in in the most affecting
| term The duties of the noor and the rich and
the preservation of the Union. are also ipculcated
The property of his general estate. is never to
be Divided or sold Init kent togetber leased man.
aged os4cal6vated in perpetuity only portion of