New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1854-01-24
Will of the Late Judah Touro.

DAY JAnuaTy,
year oour Lord eighteen hundred and ftyfour and of
the Independence of the United States of America,
the s1ty-eghth, at quarter before ten O'Clock
Before me, Thomas Layton, Notary Public, in and
for the city Of New Orleans Aforesaid duly commissioned
and SWORN and in presence Of Messrs Jonathan Mont
gomery, Henry Shepherd Jr,; and George Washington
Lee competent witnesses residing in said city and hereto
expressly required
Personally appeared tIr. Judatb Touro of this city,
merchant, whom l. thesaid Notary and said witnesses
found sitting in ROOM at his residence No. 1913 Canal
street. sick Of body, but sound in mind. memory and
said Witnesses and the said Mr. Judah requested
me, the Notary, to receive his last will testament,
which he dictated to Notary follows wit and in
presence Of said witnesses
1. declare that have forced heirs
z. desire that my mortal remains be buried in the
Jewish Cemetery, liz Newport Rhode Island,
practicable after my decease.
3. nominate and appoint my trusty and esteemed
friend Rein Davis Shepherd of Virginia. Aaron Keppe
Orleans and Pierre Andre Destrac Cazenave New
leans, my tesamentary and the detainers
my estate making however the following distinction
tween my said executors, to wit To the said Aaron
keppel gJosephs Gershom Kursheed and Pierre Andre
Destrao Cazenave give and bequeah to each sepa
rately the of ten thousand dollars which legacies
intend respectively not only tokens OF remembrance
those esteemed friends consideration
they may have hitherto rendered me and in
lieu Of the commission 10 which they would have been
entitled hereafter in the capacity of tsstamentary exec
tors aforesaid And regards my other designated
executor dear old and devoted friend Rezn Davis
Shepherd, to whom under Divine Providence, [ was
greatly indebted for the my life when
was Woupasd on the lSt OF January, ISIS; hereby ap-
point and institute him. the said Rein Davis Shepherd
sitter the payment Of my particular egacies the debts
OF my succession the universal egatee of tho rest and
residue of my estate, movable and immoFable
In Of the DEATH absence inability to act OF
or more Of my said Executors, / hereby empower he
remaining Executor or Executors to act in carrying
the provisions Of this last will and in the
the death, or default of any of my said
Executors before my own demise; then and in that
it is my intention that the hers legal representa-
tiVes Of those who may de art this life before my
death, shall inherit in their stead the egaces herein
above respectively made to them.
desire that ali leases of my property and which
may be in force at the time of my demise shall be
fully executed until the same shall have expired.
5. desire that all the Estate Real, Personal and
mixed Of which may die possessed shall be disposed Of
in the manner directed by this my last will testament
q. 1 give and hequeath to tho Hebrew Congregation
the Dispersed OF Judah of the city of New Orleans
all that certain property situated in Bourbon street. i'm
mediately adjoining their Synagogue being the present
schaohouse and the residence Of tile said Mr. Gershom
kuFsheedt the same purchased by from the Bank of
louisiana and also to the said Hebrew Congregation.
the two adjoining brick houses purchased from the heirs
OF David uFqnhart the revenue of said property
applied to the founding and support of the Hebrew school
connected with said Congregation as well to the defrav
ing of the salary of their Reader or Minister said
pery to be conveyed accordingly by said Executors to
said Congregation with all necessary restrictions
3 give ara bequeath to found the Hebrew Hospital
OF New Orleans the entire property purchased for
thu succession sale Of the late g. Pauldng upon which
property the building now known the Touro In
Urinary u is situated; the said contemplated Hospital
be organized according to law charitable Institution
for the relief of the INDECENT sick by my executors and
such other persons they may associate with them CON
formally with the laws of louisiana,
give and bsqueath TO the Hebrew Benevolent Asso
citation of New Orleans five thousand dollars
g. L give and bequeath to the Hebrew Congregation
shangara Chased u of New Orleans five thousand del
lars
10, give and bequeath to the Ladies Benevolent So
eiety OF New Orleans the Of five thousand dollars
H. lgive and bequeath to the Hebrew Foreign Mission
Society OF New Orleans five thousand dollars
u. give and bequeath to the Orphans Home Asylum
Of New Orleans the sum of five thousand dollars
III, and beQueath the Society
phan Boys in the Fourth District Ave thousand dollars
ID. give and bequeath to the st. Armas Asylum for
the relief OF destitute females and children the of five
thousand dollars.
10 give and bequeath TO the New Orleans Female Or
phan Asylum at tho Camp and Prytania street
five thousand dollars.
10 give aud bequeath to the ST. Mary's Catholic
Boys Asylum of which my old aud esteemed friend Mr.
Anthony Rasch is chairman OF its Executive Comnaittee
the sum Of five thousand dollars.
~ give and hequeath to the Milne Asylum of New
Orleans Ave thousand dollars
IL | give and bequeath to the Firenen,s Charitable
Association Of New Orleans five thousand dollars
~ give and bequeath to the Seamen's Home in tho
FIRST District OF New Orleans, five THOUSAND dollars
20 give and bequeath for the purpose Of esta b shng
an Aims House in the city New Orleans and with me
view OF contributing far possible to tile prevention
Of menoey IN said city the Of eighty thousand dol
lars tsay SSoo00 and desire that the Aims House thus
contemplated shall be organized according to law and
inrher II Is my desire that after my executors shall have
legally organized and established said contemplated Aims
House and appontedproper persons TO administer and
control the direction its affairs then such
SO appointed and their successors in Office couiopy with
the Mayor Of the city of New Orleans and his
in olcs, shall have the perpetual direction VA ontI
thereof "NN 'oasi''
IL give and bequeath to the city of Newport in the
State of Rhode Island the sum of ten thousand doIlr
on condition that the said be expended in the mr.
chase and of the property said CITY known
as tne olu stone MIL to be kept public park or pro
% 1 give aud bequeath to the Redwood Library q,
Newport, aforesaid for books and repars tbres tbni
dollars ~ sfi"
%. give and bequesth to tho Hebrew congregation
oharlay Shalame OF Boston Massachusetts, Ave thensan
dollars. NV 4suN
give and bequeath to the Hebrew Congregation Of
Hartford, Connecticut, five thousand dollars
% give aud bequeath to the Hebrew Congregation Of
New Haven, Connecticut, i've thousand dollars
70. give and bequeath to the North American Repf
Society for the INDECENT Jews OF Jerusalem Palestine of
the City and State of New York (Sr Moses Moptaor NJ
London, their agent,) ten thousand dollars
81 1t being my wish cooperate with the soi3
Sir Moses Montehore of London Great Britain in en-
deayoring Seorate the condition of our unfortunate
jewish brethren in the Holy Lond to secure to them
the inestmable privilege worshppng the Almighty &C,
give and bequeat the of fifty thousand dollars TO be-
paid by my executors tor said object through the said
CIR Mosss Mpntiore, in such manner shey may advise
a. best calculated to promote the aforesaid objects and
~ ease OF any legal other difficulty impeachment
W way OF carrying said 6eQuest into effect according
~ iheenuons then and in that desire that the
fl sum Of hity thousand dollars be Invested by my
oI u the foundation of Society in the City of New
similar In its objects 60 the Narth American Re
M society Tor the INDECENT Jews Of Jerusalem Palestine
81 te oity OF New York which have before referred
In this my last will '-N-0 'N1N'''
a. Il my Wish and desgs that ths InGtltn.les, to