Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-08
VIII Of Lieut.. Gen. Winfield


VIII Of Lieut.. Gen. Wtn6eid
Scott.
The following Ia the will Of Gen. Scot. as
il has been admitted 10 probate:
Nrw YoKk, Nov. Q, 1861
H. Tie nam. OF God. amen. /, Winfield
Scot. tie United States Army, and res.
iden, OF New York, TO make and constitute,
his nv last will and testament, reToking
ali o.aer wills and tesiamcn,s, namely:
Ip.primis. After the payment Of rny fu-
neral xpenses-which. considering the
snallncss oil nv effects, ough, to be very
moderate-and after the payment Of my
just debis-whch st this tlmc are less than
one hundred dollars desire that my prop
erty, Of every kind, rcs! and personal, be
divided among my thee children. all daugh-
tiers, az follows:
lem give, devise and bequea.h 70 my
executors hereinafter named, aud to their
survivors or survivor, aac to their and bis
sucssssoss. my house aud los Of land, in the
city OF New York, known - "A West
Twelfth street. in said city. and also all
United States bonds and treasury notes and
oil shares in the capital stock Of railroad
and other corporations or companies OF
which | may die the possessor or owner, to
have and TO have and to hold the same ups
on these trusts-that Is to say, TO collect
the rents, income, dividends and interest
thereon at the regular periods as the same
may accrue, and TO apply the same as re-
ceived, and IN no wise or manner by antics
! patton, TO the sole use Of my eldest daugh>
ter, Cornela W Unified, wife Of Col. IA. l..
! Scott. for and during her natural life,
1 a trsn las
and convey the said real and PERSONAL es'
tate, and any other in which the name OF
any part thereof may be invested or rein>
vcsted, to the child or children, grandchild
or children Of my said daughter AZ may be
surviving, and in such amounts or proror
items a. my said daughter, whether married
or = widow, shall, by her last will and ties
lament, or other writing in the nature there
Of, designate, drec. and appoint and il
default Of such act, to asaign and convey the
same real and personal estate 10 her issue
II shs should have any, as the Law woult
iviie an interstate . essate held in absolute
ownership but should my said daughts
die without any surviving issue or Lawful
descendant, give, devise and Mqusath ID,
aforesaid real aud personal estate and tn,
Investment aud reinvestment thereof to mi
lawful heirs in proportions IS il had die,
interstate in respect to the same
And do hereby expressly authorize An
empower my executors hereinafter appoint
Cd. AMI the survivor OF survivors Of then
ans their respective Successors, in their dis
ereuen. but upon the written consent G
nv ss,d daughter. Ccrnelia Winfield,
ss,l assser and convey the real and peraon
.. estate s.osesa 4. CT ANY part thereof. an
tsta.ssi sSe proceeds thereof in other re.
az vt-.era estate and such invsstmsu
= vss,msuu ssaia to change and reinvei
- "a, ~ "a i.sne 10 time be deemed advsl
~ Bsi escA single investment and rein
,e>;tn.u, sa,li he kept, taken or held f
sai upon the same trusts ss the origin,
rssl ana personal estate aforesaid.
l.tv-l further give and bsquesth 70 m
aid daughter, Cornelia Winfield, my Ii
brary, excepting the few volumes ha,
marked with the names Of one or the oihs
> of her sisters my household, table al
Kitchen furniture. including the table siv.
heretofore given 10 hor and IN her use, no
lodged in q trunk FOR safe keeping with oil
~ euvcr (her husbands 81 or safe keeping, i
the State Bank at Fl zlbeth, Nov Jersey
ny Virginia god medal AMI Loulsian
, s1ord-has!ng gwen heretofore Col
medal and sword Of honer to each OF h.
listers my por,ra, Ia oil, By Inehsm, ali
ny fno copy, in oil, Of Kaphacls Madonna
, and. finally, give and bequesth to II
SID daughter, Iorneiia Winfield, all II
o'hey effects not heretofore or hereinaft.
. disposed Of
Item give aid beQucsth my Puasl
sword (silyer mounted). which the Polls
. American hero had in hand when he fell,
g the United States Military Academy, al
gil. scsbbard sword, that wore in II
Mexican campaign, to my grandson, VIII
field Scott lloy,.
, Item To my second and third daughter
, Camilla Scott lloyt, wife OF Gou
lloyi, Esq, and Msrcella Scott Mactavis
wife Of G. &. Mactavish, Esq, l have hel
toiore given very nearly Their equal portion
of my effects, and hereby give and b.
. | queath 10 each Of those daughters ono eqr
! third ofany money that may fall due 10 II
estate after my death from Messrs. SHIELD
l. Co book publishers and sellers, und
their contract with me for the publicati
= and sale OF my memoirs. written by thy Sc
Ncr-l hereby sppoint executors OF III
my last will and testament, tie follow
: lricnds. viz: John Chetvood, Esq,
Elizabeth. n. j. Gould iioyt, Esq d.. one
: my son.n>laws; d. X. Alden, form
Is aid-dc-oamp OF mine, and Gen. Scuyl
Hamilton, another ex-aii>dc-camp, exec
tors of this my last will and testament,
> tho hope and with The request that each
o them may accept aad execute Tho tru
therein ccntidsd TO them
j. WiNrieIp ScoTr