Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-12-13

BENEOLENT BTqUEsTs-TLe viii of the late Arson j.
Phelps, make the iolloSng requests Christian and
benevolent purpose:
Eghh-I also give aud bequeath each of nv grand.
children living the time drcca-. the SUN of five
thousand dollar to be paid TO them they sevcray
tain the age OF twenty one.
This latter beqIest desire be accompanied by my
executors, with this irjuuclion-that each oi my said
grandchildren shall consider the aid bequest as sacred
deposit committed TO their trust, be invested by each
grAndchd and the income Ice derived thererom to be
devoted the spread Of the Gospel aud 10 promote the
Redeemet kingdom earth; hoping and trusting that
the God OF Heaven will give each of them that wisdom
which Is from above, and incline them be faithful
wards and transmit the amount unimparcd To
their descendants to be slcrely devoted 10 the same oh
Ject know that this bee uest - absolute and places
the amount given beyond my control but my earnest
hope Is, that my wish may be- regarded leave it,
an obligation binding simply upon their integrity and
honor.
Tenh-I give and bequcath To- the American Bible So.
cety formed in the city Of New York in the year 1916
the sum 100000 10 BE- applied to the charitable and
purposes Of the said society and TO paid to the said
society in ten annual instruments Of $1,000 each the
first payment To be made in three year after my decelse
ana the Ike sum OF $4,000 annually thereafter until the
whole OF the said sum shall be paid
Eeyenh-In this section the testatoT beuucatbs sim
liar OF loo OUOtO the American Board fr Foreign Nj
son-, located in Boston to be paid in annual install
ment', the first payment to bee made FIVE years after h
decense.
TWELFTH give and bequclth to my executors the sum
OF 100000 in trust To pay 1000 dollars thereof ia
after decease to the person who when the
same payable, shall treasurer Of the Americ an
Home Missionary Society formed in the city Of New York
in the wear 1896 to be applied to the charitable uses and
purposes 81 the said society add in like manner To nav
the Of 100000 annually thereafter for such char
table uses aud purposes uutl the whole oil the said sum
is paid.
Thrtecntli-I give and bcqueah into the Union Theo.
logical Seminary located in the city ofNew York the sum
Oi JUJJ To- be paid over to the said seminary In Ten an
nual instruments Of 900 each.
foureenth-l give and bcqucath To the Theological
Seminary, located ~ Auburn, in the county OF Cayuga
aud state OF New York the OF 600 % be paid over
To the said seminary three annual instruments Of Goa
each.
Fifteenth give aud bequeath to the New York In
stituton for the Blind, the ~ 80 OOU and Il /. NV
wish that the same ar practicable may be applied
to helu.c and benefit Of poor pupils otherwise proy
ded for.
Sixteenth Tha -cction gives to the HilcOrph,n rs.
lum, located in the Sixth avenue New YORK the children
Of which attend the Mercer street Church tho sum o
$1,000 10 hc paid by annual instruments OF sluO each
and IKE suu payable IN ike manner 20 the Colored or
phan Asylum, located Fifth avenue, neal the lover
tfoton Reservoir OF which ast named asylum my dtugh
ter Caroline Is one Of the mauagers
Seveutcenth-It has been contaminated bv tho friend
OF African Colonization 10 erect aud found q college in
Liberia Africa and IL j. understood that some incipeu
steps have been taken for that purpose bv IT, friends in
Boston Massachuseg Nov, 10 The enterprise vhct
consider uu important one shall proceed and sIpU OuU
-ha bc raised for that purpose u this country then and
100 such case, give 10 my executors the Of i6uUU
70 be applied by them in such gay A. shall in their uip
ucnt best effect the object and wish my executors o.
peclily to have 10 view the establishment Of theology
cal department In said college, 10 br under the .u
| New York
Nineteenth This section gives $4,000 to DO paid n
annual nstalmeut9 u $500 esch TO tho New York stat,
Colonization Society