New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-16
STEPHEN A. DOUGLASS WILL.

kaou all men By these presents, That /, stephen
A. Douglas OF the City of Chicago and State OF l-
nois ia view of the uncertainty of life ana the certainty
of death at such time ss allwise Providence shall
ordan do hereby declare and subscribe the following
as my WILL which desire all persons to respect alter
my death, to wit:
IL ia my will that my debts shall be paid out of any
moseys which may leave, and that so much OF my
property, real and persona az the discretion of my
executors, shall be sold ne shall be necessary 10 pay
all my debts.
II il also my will that after my said debts shall be
paid all the residue of my property personal and real
shall be divided by my Into two equal parts,
and that one part thereof shall belong TO my two
children, Robert NJ Donglas aud Stephen A. Douglas,
and that the other part thereof-that s 10 say one
half Of all my property real aud personal, and OF all
moneys or debts due meshall belong 20, and is here
by declared to belong to, my dear aud beloved wife,
Adele Cuts Douglas.
II is also my will and positive direction that my said
wife shal be and she hereby declared be- the sole
guardian of my sad children and that she shall have
the pOssess0n, control and education oil them until
they shall respectively arrive at the age of tenty-one
years knowing her 10 be the best person in the world
TO perform this sacred trust
II is also my will that my said wife, Adele Cntts
Douglas and my friend and relative Daniel r. Rhodes,
of Cleveland, Ohio be aud they hereby declared
my executors to this will into effect, and TO that
end do hereby waive all legal process and letters OF
administration, and dispense with any and all security
the part of my raid executors and direet that they
may proceed and execute this will the same that
could do were alive. 80
Having thus provided for all my worldly affairs, I
commit my soul 70 God and ask the Of the good
for His divine blessing.
In testimony whereof / have hereunto set my hand
and seal this ith day Of September, A. ID. ls57.
s. A. DOT GJAS. Isssll
In presence of s. C. BxsHAs. MAnT &; pOILA
CoDIcIL ADDED JVLY 30th, 1859.
BE it known that I, stephen A. Douglas, do hereby
add the following supplement to she above my Last
will and testament to wit: That in event my said wife
shall have any child or children by me, whether born
before or after my DEATH it is my will and direction,
that in the distribution Of my estate, an amount Of
property shall at first be set apart and allotted such
child children equal the amount my other children
will receive from thir mothers estate and that the
residue ofmy property, after paying all just debts,
shall be divided into two equal parts and of said
parts shall belong to my said wife, to her sole use and
benefit and the other to my said children, born or To
be born aforesaid in equal proportions it being my
wish and intention that each child should inherit an
equal amount of property without reference 70 the
estate from which il shall be derived
In witness whereof have hereunto set my hand
and seal at the city Of Washington this Both day a
July a. ID. 1859. s. A. DousL.s. [SeaLl ]
In presence of. h. CLAY NuDD. ELLsS Z. Curtsj