The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-08-19
STEVENS WILL.
The LsRsciss OF the " Great Com m onor''--
How he Disposss Of mis- Propsrty-His
Kind remembrance OF tho FrIeadIsss
of Every Race.

Yesterday the will Of Hon. Thaddeus Stevens
was admitted to probate in the Registers Office
Lancaster. II is the manuscript of the "Great
Commoner," +" and is as follows:-
Last val and Testament Of Thaddeus Stevens of Lam
caster, PehnsylUania
give all my estate, and personal, TO my trus-
tees and executors hereinafter named and their heirs
Oh condition, nevertheless that they will dispose OF it
ms hereinafter directed by the payment OF the several
eums mentioned. They will reduce such OF the pro-
perty as they deem proper to cash. and put the net
proceeds at interest by investing the same in govern
ment securities at not less than six rer cent. per
annum. ! direct them to pay to the town Of
Peaeham, state OF Vermont one thousand dollars the
interest whereof at elk per be applied in aid
Of the juvenile library association which was formed
at the Caledonia Comfy Academy, if the is still
in existence, and continue to pay the long
the same continues in active operation.
His Mothers Grave.
give and bequeath to the trustees or titleholders
of the graveyard in which my mother and brother
Alanson are buried in the town OF Peacham, Yer
mont five hundred dollars, to be put at interest per-
petually, and the interest to be paid annually to the
SEXTON condition that he keep the graves in good
order, and plant and other cheerful flowers at
each of the four OF said graves every spring
il either OF the sad legacie should lapse the to
go to the support Of the Baptist Church meeting
nearest to Danville Centre my native town in Ver-
mont
Various Bequests.
direct one hundred dollars to be put at compound
interest, and the aggregate amount to be paid to
Thaddeus Stevens Brown, son Of John e. Brown OF
Philadelphia, at age.
1 give two thousand dollars to my nephew, Dr.
Thaddeus NJ Stevens, OF indianapolis. / give to his
, sister, Mrs. Kaufman, one thousand dollars 1 give
TO George f. Stevens, of Simon Stevens one thou
sand dollars, 10 be put at interest and paid to him by
his father when he arrives at age
i give to Mrs. Lydia Smith, my housekeeper, five
hundred dollars year during her natural life, to be
paid sem-annually; or, at her option she may receive
five thousand dollars. She may make her election,
and then release all further claims on my estate Mrs
Smith has furnitnre Of her own used in common
with mine, some bought with her own money, as well
as Others, which 1t would be difficult to distinguish
Now, she mus! be trusted honor to take such as
she claims without further proof
Igive to my nephew, Captain Thaddeus Stevens,
now at Caledonia, my gold watch.
] give to my nephew, Captain Thaddeus Stevens,
eight hundred dollars year, to DO paid half yearly.
IT, by reason OF sickness, he need more at the disere
tion of the trustees. None OF the legacies, except
the annutes, will be paid for three years, during
which time the house now live in, and furniture and
books will remain they are, except the mscella-
neous books, which may be sold at any time. Mrs.
Smith may occupy the houso the first year, and if
Thaddeus, Of Morrill,, prefers to keep house to
boarding, he may keep house there with her. with
any one else, during the three years or any part
thereof II, at the end OF :hree years. Thaddeus Ste
vens prefers other mode of living, then the
trustees shall dispose OF said property they may
deem best. While it is occupied by my nephew he
shall be charged with three hundred dollars year
rent for it. The property occupied by Mr.. Ehnger,
after adding two feet of the lot in width to the other
lot may be sold. AS Ave thousand dollars have been
offered for it, it should not go for less.
The Furnace Property.
The Furnace and all other real estate may be
rented or sold. The Furnace must not be worked
longer than to consume the stock hand. IT. at the
end of any five years, Thaddeus. nephew, ehal have
shown that he has totally abstaned from all intoxi-
eating drinks through that time the trustees may
convey him one-fourth OF the whole property. IT.
at the end of the next successive hye years he shall
show that he has totally abstained from all ntoxi
eating drinks, they may convey to him one-fourth,
being one-half of the property IT, at the end of
has abstained from all Intoxicating drinks, they may
convey the whole to him, in fee simple II he shall
shall receive the same and occupy it without sale.
Homeless and INDECENT Orphans-NO Prefe-
renee for Race, Color or Religion.
If the life estate of my nephew, or rather the
nuty of said Captain Thaddeus Stevens OF Vermont,
should expire before he has enabled himself to be-
entitled to the corpus fee simple Of my estate,
then dispose OF whatever may remain as follows:-
II the aggregate sum shall then amount to fifty thou
sand dollars without which no further disposition
can be made give il all to my trustees to erect
tablsh and endow house of refuge for the relief of
the homeless and INDECENT orphans Those shall bo
deemed orphans who have lost either parent 1 de-
wise twenty thousand dol ars TO be expended in erect
ing suitable buildings, the residue to be secured in
/ Der cent. interest. wish the building to be
u rected in the city Of Lancaster south OF King
treet, provided with sufficient ground; not less
. than two acres, shall be donated therefor,
2f not, then at the west side Of said street,
conditions. If sufficient ground is not gratuitousy
offered, then direct it to be built at Columbia. The
orphans who cannot be bound out may remain in the
institution until the age Of fifteen years and longer if
fnfrm, at the discretion of the trustees. They shah
all be carefully educated in the various branches of
English education and in all industrious trades and
pursuits This must be left to the discretion of the
authorities. No preference shall be shown account
of color in the admission or treatment Neither
poor Germans, Irish or MOhammedans, any Others
lon account of their their rel gon their pa
rents must be excluded All tho inmates shall be
gard to color. They shall be fed at the same table.
The dOrmatOres to be under the direction OF the au
thores. The trustees shall provide an act OF ncor
poration at some convenient time. This declare to
Ibe my last will and testament, and name my
tors and trustees Anthony L. Roberts, o. j. Dckey
and Edward Mcpherson, this thirteenth day of July,
lS67,
(Signed) THADDEUs STEVENS.
Witnessed in the presence OF Edward Riley and
Christopher Dice.
The Codicil to the will is as foows:-
], Ihaddeus Stevens OF Lancaster, make and declare
his 4 cOdiCil To my last will and testament
Item-I bought John Shertz property at Sherif7s
Bale, much below its Yalue, only want my own. All
xcept three hundred dollars, the proceeds of it, and
the interest, direct shall be returned to the estate
Item-If within fYe years after my death the Rap-
ist brethren should build house OF public worship
n the city Of Lancaster, for the purpose Of worship
t2ng according their creed, direct one thousand
pillars to be paid toward it's cost. do this out ofre-
peet for the memory Of my mother, 10 whom owe
that little Of prosperity had, and which, small as it
2, desire emphatcay to acknowledge.
Item-lf my nephew Major Thaddeus Stevens,
houd get married before my decease he will be at
berry TO take possession OF hold in fee the house
n which now dwell with the furniture thereof and
in that event, remove all the restrictions which
lace M the devise OF that property in the body OF
xgin Inv ayplI fha