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DIR, M,CLIN1OCK,s WILL.
The Distribution ofa Distinguished Asthsrs
Eststc--vaiuo Bile Copyrights una msns-
scripts Net Yet CopyriRhted.

The Distrtbption ofn Distinnutsnc"
Eststc--vaiuo Bile CopyrivMs una Msns-
scripts Not Yet Copyrighted.
The will of the Rev. DIR. John heClintock, the
late President Of Drew Theological Seminary, was
admitted to probate by the Surrogate Of Morris
county, N. j., last week. II contains many inter
estng features, showing the value OF the theological
works written by the deceased scholar, and the
amount OF property which life OF industrious labor
in the folds of authorship education and the minis
try, had enabled him to accumulate. Beginning life
in stratened circumstances and engaged always
in preaching end teaching, he found time 10 compile
works upon educational and theological subjects,
whose sale brought him a considerable income.
Careful Investments creased his gains, so that he
die worth about t150,000.
The win is dated May 81, 1861 The property is
bequeathed to James Bishop, ESQ. OF New Bruins
wics, N. j., james W. Mar,hall, of Bound Brook,
and his son, J. Emory McClintock. Of the Asbury
Life Irsurtnce COMPANY OF New York, In trust for
the family TO Mrs Catherine MeOiintock, ms wife.
NcCintock. brother " who Is Ill and unable to
support himself" $3.50 per annum to a daughter,
iis sisters, Jane aud Martha Graydon anpnities Of
ss5o and fi5o respectively; to s,eP.daqghter,
children Of tho late Bishop Emory, Of the NJ y.
church,, annuities OF t9c0 ench 70 the tosta,9rs
tha 'Grsc n%%os Of .sc sss sn'
After provision II made for these payments, the
will bequcaths 10 j. Emory MoCliutock t1,OOO and
n any money Is lett after Investments made 10
the anRuities and this cash legacy, IL must be
applied to the increase Of the annuties.
An explanatory paragraph Is added, showing that
Mrs. McC1ntock and her childrea BY former hus-
band, Bishop Emory, had separate incomes OF their
own, and that Their members o. the family had al
ready received legacies from the testator.
Attached to the will IL u schedule Of the property.
First the list the copyrights Of four Latin
and Greek books familiar to all students).
estimated 10 be worth 900 per annum The COPY
right OF the three published volumes OF the Cyclo
p9dia" issetdown at $4,000. or $4,000 per annum.
The manuscripts for the volumes not yet published
valued at $4,000. His manuscripts and coliec-
tons for biography Of Bishop Asbury are held TO
be worth t800.
Among the objects are many other valuable manu-
scripts, which arc let to be published undor the
pervisioR Of j. Emory McClintock, snd the Rev.
Drs Foster and Nadal Of Drew Theological Semi
nary.
Or. McChntock's other property consists Of real
estate and mortgages upon property In Bergen, N.
j.. stocks and bonds Of iron Insurance. gas, rail-
road, gold mining, aud oil companies, United Ststes
boads, and notes made by persons TO whom money
had been lent.
The Doctors library is extreme and valuable
worth, according 10 his estimate, $500 lie be-
queaths to his wife one hundred volumes, TO be Sc
ected BY her and to bis children, broth ers and sis
tcrs, each 1itv volumes lilo then directs that the
remaining volumes be sold TO the Drew Theological
Seminary for $1,000.