Delaware State journal and statesman., 1861-06-21
srErnEN A. pnuaLAss WILL

hroW al men by these presents, That |, Stephen
A. Douglass Of the City of Chicago and State of
Illinois, in view of the uncertainty of life md
the certainty Of death ut such time us an nil wise
Providence shall urdain, do hereby declare aud
subscribe the following to my will, which de.
sire all pfrsons to respect after my death, to
wit:
1t is my will that my debts shall he paid out
of any moneys which may leave, and that 30
much OF my property, real and personal ut the
discretion Of M executors, shall be sold us shall
be necessary to pay all my debts.
II is also my will that after my snid debts shall
be paid, all the residue of my property, personal
and real, shall be divided by my executors into
two equal parts, end that one part thereof slall
belong to my two children, Robert NJ, Douglas
and stephen A. Douglas, and that the other part
thereof-tnat is to say, one-half of all my pro
perry, real aud personal, and Of all moneys or
debts due lne--shall belong TO- and is hereby
declared to belong to, my dear and beloved wife,
Adele Cults Douglas.
1t is also my will and positive direction that
my said wife shall be aud she is hereby declared
TO be- the sole guardian OF my said children, and
that she shall have the possession, control, and
education of them until they shall respectively
arrive At the age of twenty-one years, knowing
her to be the best person in the world to perform
this sacred trust.
1t is also my will that my said wife, Adele
Cults Douglas, and my friend and relative Dan
lei T. Rhodes Of Cleveland, Ohio, be aud thew
are hereby declared my executors to carry this
will into effect, and to that end | do hereby
waive all legal process aud letters OF administers
ton, and dispense with any and all security On
the part ~ my said executors md direct that
they may proceed and execute this will the same
that cOnll do were alive.
Having thus provided for all my worldly nj
lhlrs, | commit my soul 10 God aud nsk the
prayers of the good for His divine blessing
III testimony whereof, have hereuutu set nv
1857,
S. A. DOUGLAS. Seal
In presence Of s. q. Btnham, Mary 4. Boyle.
CoDIoIL ADDED july Both, 1869.
lie It known TINT |, Stephen A. Douglas, do
hereby add the following supplement to the above
US my hst wlll anu testament, to wit That in the
event my said wife shall have any child or chill
dren by me, whether born before OF after nv
etalh, It is my will and direction that in tho
distribution OF my estate, an amount of propertv
shall Mt first be set apart and allotted TO sucn
emu or children equRl to the amount my other
ehlldren VIII receive from their mOthtI's estate
anu mat the residue OF my property, utter having
AL just debts, shall be divided into two canal
parts, and one Of said parts sha belong to nv
said wife, TO her sole use and beneit and the
other to my said children, born or to be born Ms
aforesaid in equal proportions, 1t being my wish
Hni intention that eaoh child should inherit mn
VYua' amount OF property without reference to
the estate from which it shall be derived.
In witness whereof | have hereuuto set my |
hand and seal at the city of Washington. mis-
"oth day of July, A. b. 1859.
$, A. DOUGLAS. Iseal1
ln presence Of j. II. Clay Mudd, Ellen E.
Cuts.