The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-12-23

To Hazard College, for the erection of
chapel, stock valued at ........ $50,
The Boston Athennum. ............. $4,000
The New Ipswich Appleton Academy 10000
The Sailors Snug Harbor in Boston 10000
Dartmouth College, TO complete the
Appleton Professership Of Natural -
Philosophy ......... ........ 1900
Amherst College for geological Cab
met .................. lO,OOO
The American Academy of Arts and
Sciences, fund for publication of
their transactions, .............. 10000
The Massachusetts Historical Society
as publishing fund, ............. 10000
The Industrial School for Girls, locat-
ed at Wincestcr, ..... ........... 10000
The Massachusetts General Hospital,
as an addition to the Appleton fund
at the Mclean Asylum for the In
sane, ..................... 10000
The Trustees of Donation for Educa-
tlon in Liberia. .................. 10000
The Lawrence University Of Appleton
In Wisconsin. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10000
The New England School of Design for
FcmalcS, ................. 1O,UUU
Total, ...................... s2lo,ooo
The clause in Mr.. Appleton's will which re-
fers to this request is in the following words
And do also hereby give and bequeath to
my executors hereinafter named-or such OF
them as shall accept the trust. the survivors or
survivor OF them, to be by them applied, dis
posed Of or distributed for scientific, literary
religious. or charitable purposes-the follow
ing manufacturing stocks, at their par value,
estimated at two hundred thousand dollars,
and situated as follows, to wit:
2st At Manchester, State of New Hamp-
shire Fifty shares in the Am0skeag Manu-
ractureing Company forty shares in the Stark
Mills ten shares in the Manchester Print
Works.
I'd. At Lowell, State of Massachusetts,
Twenty shares in the Merrimac Manufacture
ing Company. Twenty shares in the Appleton
Manufacturing Company. Twenty shares in
the Hamilton Manufacturing Company
Twenty shares in the Massachusetts Cotton
Mills
My wishes in regard to the particular insti-
tutions or objects to which the aforesaid man
ufacturing stocks are to be applied, and also
the time and mode of the application thereof
l intend to make known to my executors and
feel sure that they will strictly comply with
the same; and in default of any such direct.
ions from me. have confidence in their max
| ing such disposition and distribution Of said
property as they will think would be most
likely to meet my appreciation
Mr.. Appleton gave Dartmouth $4,000 dur.
ing his lifetime. and had promised further
sum. Amherst College will be enabled to erect
a neat fire-proOf structure for it's geological
cabinet The Industrial School for Girls is a
Boston institution and the donation will place
it on firm footing. The gift to the New Eng
land School of Design will afford qualification to
those whow atched its progress with s, much
inte rest. The Sailors Snug Harbor is new
but praisworthy inst tuition. The Lawrence
University of Appleton in Wisconsin. was nam.
ed in honor of a distinguished merchant of Bos
ton, and the town itself was called Appleton
out of respect to the deceased tcstator.
| The American Academy of Arts and Sciences
and the Massachusetts, Historical Society. will
have permanent fund of $4,000 each, to ell.
able them to defray the expenses of publishing
th9ir transactions. 1t will be observed that the
! total amount distributed reaches the sum Of
| S2l0,000. The interest of the original sum
has been added to the principal. 1t may be
ofinterest to state that the Trustees selected
by the deceased to distribute these funds were
Hon Nathan Appleton. Hon. VIM. Appleton
and Nathaniel Ingcrsoll Bowditch, ESD
Bos. Transcript.