New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-16
WILL OF THE LATE SAM. MACDONALD.
From TAe Bal.lmors Aneriean.

In view of the general interest manifested to ascer
tain the features OF the will of the late Samuel Nc
Donald who left property to the amount OF soOO,OO0,
we have obtained abstract of It's provisions al the
earliest practicable moment, which will be found full
and complete with the exception of certain provisions
in case of the death of parties named IN the will which,
these parties being still living, of course OF no
account. We annex the will, stripped of its legal
yerbiaCe:
To Mrs. Martha Mcdonald his step-mother, sl5, 900
of United States stock; twenty shares of Merchants
Bank stock and the dwelling at the northwest
corner of Mulberry and Cortlandt sts, $4,000 in cash,
and together with all his furniture and plate aud pic
lures except two portraits OF General Washington and
his father, General William Mcdonald, with ali his
clothing, wiz es and liquors.
To William Mcdonald, his half brother the portrait
of General Warrington and his father together with
his brsry, piano. watch, &C.. with the hope that he
NAV keep them in the family together with all debts
that may be due by him TO the deceased.
He gives to his executors, In trust, the sum OF
$4,000 for the of his cousins, Hannah Is. Shep-
psrd, Elizabeth Mosher, wife of d.. William Mosher;
Sarah Ann Romans, wife of j. Smith Homans and
Susan Manning wife of Samuel Manning, 10 be equally
divided between them $40 OOOl.
To his cousin Thomas Shepherd, warehouse and
lot of ground on Spears wharf and $50 600 in cash.
To Henry Pendexer $40 coo In United States stock.
To the Second Presbyterian Church. he releases
mortgage debt OF 80 O0O due him by said church. ADD
also gives the church the of IS 900 for the pay
men of the bits and Improvement of the church. and
$500 TO the Sunday School of said church.
To the Baltimore Orphan Asylum he bequeathes
$500: 10 the Baltimore Humane Infante Society and
Aged Women's Home the sum OF 81 600; TO the Mary
land State Bible Society the sum of $4,000 10 the
SeaH,en's Union Bethel Society the sum Of $500; to
tie Baltimore Manual Labor School for INDECENT Boys
tie sum OF q coo; to the Baltimore Eastern Dispen
sary located IN East Baltimorc-st. the sum Of $500;
to The Maryland Tract Society the sum Of $1,000;
to the Mary land State Colonization Society the Of
$1,000.
To Mrs. Margaret B. Richardson he bequeathes
5000 of Baltimore City per cent stock.
To bis friends Capr. Matthew c. Pesrce and Joseph
L. Trip, the sum Of =, 600 each.
To the Rev. Sheridan Guteau, the sum of e., 0O0
To each Of his friends James McConky and Israel
NJ. Parr, the sum of 50 0oO each.
To the Rev. James Sewel, Methodist minister the
sum OF 81 ,Oo0.
To Reuben Long Of Virginia formerly clerk Of the
late firm OF William Mcdonald & Son, the of
$2oOO.
To the Rev. Stephen Williams the sum of $500.
To DR.. Thomas II. Buckler the sum Of 81 900.
To Mrs. Elizabeth Hayne, the wife Of Geo. Hayne,
the sum OF Al Geo.
To bis friend, William Wierman, the sum of g, 900.
To Samuel Mcdonald Richardson the sum of 81, 600.
He manumi's and releases from bondage all the
slaves be may die possessed Of
Three warehouses and lots Of ground on Bowlys
What; three warehouses on Spears wharf; two ware.
houses on the west side of COmmerce-st; a warehouse
on Light-st wharf; dwelling. house on Exeter ST.
dwelling on SpriDg-st four dwellings, on Montgomery
81. the mi-seet and Improvements on Gwynn Falls;
dwelling house on Pratt st. half interest in house
and lot OF ground on S0uhet.; halt interest of two
warehouses on Bowlys wharf; half interest in the
tavern and stables the southeast corner of Frank
lin and Eutaw-sts half interest in fifteen acres of
land situated in Baltimore County; a warehouse
Pratt-st wharf; two dwelling houses on Highest;
three dwellng-bouses 10 the village OF Ayetls King
William County, Na--are all gwen in trust to his e1-
ecuior-tbe rents dividends, interests, and profits Of
which are TO be paid over to his half-brother William
Mcdonald, until be ataiDs the age of hiry-hve years,
at which time all said property il to be delivered up to
him absouiely-if the said William Mcdonald should
die before lie reaches the age of thirty five, then Il
shall be held in trust for the benefit of bis children
All the remainder Of his estates be deyises 10 MS
executors, in trust the rents interests. and prons
of which TO be paid over to his hah-orother WIN.
Mcdonald until be etains the age OF thirty years, at
which time il is TO be conveyed 10 him absolutely, and
if be should die before attaining that age then IN trust
for his children.
The will concludes by appointing Hugh McEldery,
Thomas Kelso, and James McConly, the executors
Trustees to carry out the provisions Of the will fixing
their commissions at FIVE per cent.
There also direction given that each Of the legetees
receive the full amount Of their respective Iegaces free
from the State tax amounting to two and ahaf per
cenwhich he directs 10 be paid Of his general estate.
Messrs. William Hooper, Samuel Phillips, and A. +.
Dunlevy, witnesses TO the will which executed
on the morning Of June 10, 1883.