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IJUDAn TouRo.

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The death OF this eminent eiIzen of Ye.v c,rlssrs
has already been snssAaced. He was ! na,iv, 81
Rhode Island. and sas born on he I'm Of Tan.
IT'S and was consequently about = wear. ana :
month. old at his dszlks He went 10 New orlesps
in 1902. when tTenly seven years ola. and s,r.nge
to say from thar ds dotil The hour II his removal
thshce By deaihs etee,f when sewing as a yolun
tser on iae Piaif q .eslnesis, undsr Gen. Jar.
son, against ths hsi1ish, when he vas severely
wounded, he never passed beyond its limits.
MIR TOuro was Of the Hebrew faith, and unmar
ried. His large forune, the reward of his own ex-
erti0us ensbleihim 10 81 atty the kindness of his
feelings, by giving largely but in secret TO the poor
Of bis adopted city. No deserving applicant fors
assistance was eyer rejected by Mr.. Touro no mat
ter what his position, religion or nation nigh, be
In spite Of his great liberaity his fortune is esti-
mated'ai nine hhntrei thousand dollars. which he
has disposed Of ia the same catholic spirit which
governed all his acts while living.
No man vas ever more universally respected by
his follow eiiizensihan judah Teuro Iuthe NOR
al oveliness Of his useful aud honorable life saws
the New Orleans Dala, ..he rejected credit on hu
man nature. and dill honor 10 The religion Of The
chosen people Of God"
/ The New Orleans Deiia OF the 9Th ul, con tain
the last will and testament OF this benevolent man
from which wemake follow ing extracts having ref
ererce to residents Of this civil Rich end Mail
\ IhEmina,e and appoint my lrus and esteemed
friends Rein Davis Sheyhefd of Virginia, Aaron
KeppeIl joss phs of New Orleans, uersaom Kur-
sheedh q New Orleans and Pierre Andre Destrae
CsZeoave. Of New OfleaHs, my 4 resiaanentary Ex-
eeuofs. and The idetainers Of my estate making
however, the iollo@lng stinc.iOn between mr. Ill
executors 10 Wits To lhe-said Aaron KeppelfJo-
sePhs Gershom Kursheedt and Pierre Andre Des-
tlae: Cazenave Igge and be9ueath 10 each one
Separately, iae SUN Of ten thousand dollars.
And as regards my other designated executor,
sayny dear old and devoted friend, Rezfn Davis |
Shepherd TO whom under Divine Providence | |
was greatly indebted for she preservation Of my life
when was wounded on the Isl Of January 1915 |
hereby appoint an institute him, tie said Rein |
Davis Shepherd, after the payment OF my particu-
lar egaeies and hedeb,s Of my succession the uni
sallegaee Of the and residue of my estate.
movable and immbvabie
give and beneath FIVE thousand dollars TO Miss
Catharine Hays. now OF Richmond Virginia as an
expression Of the Kind remembrance in which that
esteemed friend is held by me
! give and beqpealh to the Misses Caiharine
Harriet and Juha Myers, the three daughters of
htr Moses M Myers. Of Richmond, Virginia the
sum OF seven thousand dollars, 70 be equally divi
ded between them
| give and bequeah The sum OF seven thousand /
dollars 20 the surviving children OF the late Samu-
ell Myers, Of Richniond Virginia, to be equally d.
vided between them. in token OF remembrance
iiff. =BETTt sF5ztu5TE," q Richmond, Viz
cjnia Eve thou aud dollars