True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-09-26

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ting. The estate Of Mr.. Lawrence Is app
raised at sa,4oO, 200. His public bcques.
by his will is 10000 The viii begins
Whh the following touching paragraph:
commend my soul to my Maker, CON-
milting It to Him as into the han ds Of q
Holy Father and most nerciful Saviour,
looking for acceptance only through the
merits Of my Redeemer--and my body I
commit toths earth to be dsOently buried
without pQup or display"
The Will then directs that all debts a.
gainst the estate be iirst paid Of. 10 his
beloved wife Katherine Ne Bssueaths the
sum Of ss5 1000 the household goods, IL
brary, furniture, carriages and theu app
urtenances, &C., &C., also $4,000, a life
insurance in the Massachusetts, Hospital
Fife Insurance Co., also the nansion house
in Park street and sppurtenances thereto.
also the income Of lind and store in Milk
street and Theatre ALLEY, also the land
and store III Cornhiil; also two stores with
hnd on fremont street., also store and land
northerly side ofStats' street; also the sum
of Sl9O,0O0in money, stocks; &c., to be
held in trust for her benefit.
ToJames Lawrence, one undivided third
part in the farm at Groton, together with
interest in stock, DC. t@
To, Annie Bigelow, (daughter) wife Of
Benjamin H. Rotch, 100000, to Kather--
inc Bigelow, wife ofAugastus Lowell, $50
900. e
To each son the sum Of Sl25, 900!
10 each daughter the sum of Sl5o,0OO!
No pecuniary bequesb is made to his
beloved brother Samuel, as the Will
states 'such is not rendered' necessary by
his circumstances
To Mrs. Eliza Green. the wife Of Dr.
Joshua Green, the sum Of 100000
To Mrs. Mary Woodbury., $4,000.
To Mrs. Sarah L. Fosdick, wife Of Rev.
David Fosdick, and Mrs. Anna NJ. Seayer,
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widow of the late Norman Seaver, Esq,
$4,000 each; also to each Of the children
of "my sister Mrs. Eliza Green" $4,000.
Rev. Andrew Bigeiow, John P. Bige-
low, Esq, Francis R. Bigelow, and their
children are all considered ia the Will
10 each Of the children Of Samuel Law
renee and the children Of his deceased
brother Amos, the sum Of $3.50, 'to bsin.
vested in or appropriated for keepsake, as
q testimony of my regard and affectionate
remembrance Of them
To each of the children Of Samuel Law
renee $4,000.
10 Rev. Esamael K Lothrop, D. D..
$4,000. =
10 the domestics in his family, family,
viz, Samuel Cease, $780, Harriet Morton,
$1,000: Juo. Wisner, $4,000,
Tothe American Bible Society. $4,000.
To the American Tract Society, $4,000.
American Home Missionary Society,
t$5OOO.
To Harvard College for the endowment
OF the Lawrenss Scientific School, $4,000.
} The Will states: "It is my especial OBJ
ject of thisadditional gift to provide for the
founding Of two Professorships-one Of
Engineering, the other of such Of the prao-
tical sciences as may seem most it,"
r To the franklin Association. In the city
3 of Lawrence, $5000., ,
To thecity Of Boston for ths:uss Of the
Public Library, $4,000. @
3 Fon Modellodging Houses FOR the poor,
. $4,000
: James Lawrence, j. Ingspsoll Bow
. ditch. and Geo. H. Kuhn are selected to
0 carry the bequcst into effect. The details
J, as to the disposition and management Of
=. q ..N 10
4 this noble legacy are minute and mathe.
. natically specified.
J The remainder Of the estate, property,
# stock, money, de-, is to be divided equally
among the children and his grandchildren.
James Lawrence, j, Huntington Wal.
oott,. and.J Wiley Eannands aue named az
Executors ofhis "last will and testament" /"