The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1853-02-01

tue Ittits anu ptuutc Huu ilfhtllt W I'VE ehtu
two estates, the further sum of Eve hun
dred dollars per annum during her natural
life.
hW,lig To hold, manage and carry
on the two estates, or so much thereof as
may not be sold for the purpose aforesaid,
for the use Of my son, Fletcher Webster.
during hs natural life, and after his deceBse
to convey the same ia lee 20 such Of his
defendants as TO the majority Of the said
Trustees may elect they acting therein
with my sons concurrence, if circumslan~
ces admit OF his expressing his wishes,
otherwise acting upon their own discretion
1t being my desire that his sou, Ashburton
Webster, take one, and his son, Daniel
Webster, Jr,, the other of the said estates.
ITEM. | direct that my wife, Caroline
Leroy Webster, have, aud hereby give
to her, the righ,, during her life, TO resideln
my mansion house in Mrrshheld when she
wishes TO do so. with my sou, in case he
may reside there, or IN his absence and
this do, not doubling my sons affection for
her or for me- but because it is due to her
that she should receive this right from her
husband.
ITEM. | give and bequealh TO the said
James w Paige, Franklin Haven aud I'D
ward Curtis all the books, plate pictures,
statuary and furniture, aud other personal
property in my mansion house In Marsh-
field, except such articles as are hereinafter
otherwise disposed of, in trust, to presest>
the same in the mansion house for the use
OF my son Fletcher Webster. during his
life, and after his decease to make over aud
deliver the same to the person who will then
become "lhe owner OF the estate of Marsh
fed;" il being my desire and intention
that they remain attached to the house
while it is occupied by any of my name
and blood
ITEM, give and bequeath to my said
wife all my furniture which she brought
with her on her marriage, and the silver
plate purchased Of Mr.. Rush, fog her own
use.
ITEM / give, devise and bequeath to my
said Executors all my real and personal es-
tate, except such as is hereinafter described
and otherwise disposed of to oe applied
to the execution of the general pgrpos, Of
this viii, and TO be sold and disposed OF, or
held and used at Marshfed, as they and
the said Trustees may find to be expedlent.
ITEM | give and hequeath to my son,
Fletcher Webster al my law books, whereN
ever situated, for his own use
ITEM. give and bequeath to my son>in
law, Samuel A.. Appleton my California
watch aud chain for his OWL use.
ITEM | give and beqneath TO my grand
daughter Caroline Leroy Appleton the
portrait Of myself by Healey which now
hangs in the southeast porlor at Marshfeld,
for her own use.
ITEM. l give and bequenth 10 my grand
son Samuel A, Appleton my gold snuf>
box, with the head Of General Washington,
all my fishing tackle, and my SeIden and
Wilmot guns, for his own use. g
ITEM. | give and bequeath 10 my grand
son Daniel Webster Appleton my WASH
ington medals for his own use.
ITEM ] give and bequeath to my grand.
daughter Julia Webster Appleton the clock
presented to her grand-mother by the late
Hon. George Blake.
ITEM. ;appoint Edward Everett, George
Ticknor, Cornelius Conway FELTON, and
George Ticknor Curtis TO be my Literary
Executors; aud direct my son Fletcher
Webster to seal up all my letters, manu-
scripts and papers, aud at n proper time to
select those relating TO my personal history,
and my professional and public life, which
10 his judgment shoud be placed at their
disposal, and to transfer the same 10 them,
to be used by them in such manner as they
may think fit. They may receive valuable
aid from my friend George j. Abbott. Esq,
now Of the State Department. s
ITEM. My servant, William Johnson, is
a free man. bought his freedom not very
long ago for six hundred dollars. No de-
mand is to be made upon him for any por-
ton Of this sum, but so long as is agreeable
hope be will remain with the family.
ITEM. Moricha McCany, Sarah Smith
and Ann Bean, colored persons, now also.
and for a long time in my service, are all
free. They are very well-deserving. and
whoever comes after me must be kind to
them.
ITEM. | request that my said Executors
and Trustees be not required to give bonds
for the performance Of their respective du-
ties under this Will.
In testimony whereof | have hereunto
set my baud and seal at Marshdeld, and
have published and declared this TO be my
last Will and Testament, on the twenty
first day Of September, in the year Of our
Lord eighteen hundred and Efty-two
tSigned DANIEL WEBSTER, Seal
Signed, sealed, published and declared,
by the said TestatoT, as and for his last
Will and Testament, in the presence Of US,
who. at his request, and 10 his presence,
and n the presence OF each other, have set
our names hereto as subscribing witnesses.
the word 'onr' being erased in the third
line from the bottom of the fifth page be.
fore signing. [SigBedl 3w nd
GEo. j. ABBOTT,
JcHs JEFFRIEs. I l.
CHARLES II. THOMAS. |