New-York tribune., 1870-08-03
THE W1LL OF CHARLES DICKENS.
-. a conv in fun of to will of

Dickens ti Ndt'iiil l''N'
.st,is and declare tHis 20 be my last Niuius tSi M
SiTe the sum Of stcQ, free OF 2egel o" ",
,css N rnan lat, 90 Houg Ton place ~ Z
an The County oi Middescx. give tht su,u W - yc
sa, foifhfil ola serNaut. MIS- Anne COfehus' ~ S
Si 70 my M ~ 10 SSas 10 the daughter ana only cmd o.
Inc said Mrs Anne Cornelius give ou, rT " mae aid
tlnSle vi" & sn on S have been In my employment fora
my decea ~ aao q, % tn tban one year give the The sum
SIOo free OF legacy drf! to "! % N,or an anUui Of
go war dnrit1 her i,c IL she shat SO long c1S
unmarried. such annuity To Ue ~, 6sIt-veoIlv e frst
f .t bsf rlv payments 20 De- mace ~ aJ ,H' VNlJ
zion Of Sis months lAl I1.' @ & n annuity shall cease,
and I'M that case. bus IN that case o4 & T"yison mere
shall share with my Other clNt1u ~ 'G dom i,t,rir law,
lnaileI mt, I tbc snn of O0G free OF legacy duty
also yg 70 Tie ,, I'd. and ali tie little ia
,ontor oI.f- from mT writine-iape anu ny .,; '
she WI ,rS snow the Il'' .a'd Gecrsn9 H9gartG az
INV private parcTs whatsoever 3iu NV NN'b
Sest and rucst freud uau ever had give 10 my eUes'
son Charles NY library oil lltu oV9s OOH % anu TS;,Tl ~; the
- ,ti urirts also give 20 my s0ld son OhdlIt5 w
s3i,.cr 1ali IN presented To me - Brhineuai' aEu V
i,r ~, ufe acutea 90 ne at EdmghurGh, and my slll
,S siirt Ulus and sccvcbuttonS; aud l lequeath
nnfo INV said son Charles and NV son Henry fleldhs
M fr1 fii5c 10 time 70 vary tie investments thereof,
and T. paw tAe annual income thereof 10 my "e H'
i6e ~, thereof sa be trust for my children
lbut subject as my daughter Mary to lhe pioNso u
haye atSincd or Shan attain The age cf p yeors OF,
being daughter or daughters snail A"rS i Cn9l
shall attain at age, OF bt p5eNousl ,Ie dod
shares u more ihan one Eye my "a,vH % Wv Give he
repeater presented to me a coventry ana eino viii
chains and SEALS aud an aTpcu."tcs nave % "vIn w W.,
it, TO my dear aud tu,y friend John Forster OF faayc me
So IDi / also give tl the said John Forster sueh
manuscripts of my published "uihS rs uT'S ~ % J." - S
heaneafh m nv real and personal estate except such S
Is vested i'm trustee or mortgaeeel unto lne su
sxecItors administrator ana assigns eNccti'eyi upon
trust, thai they, to sad GSOFsna hosaitn mI So'% r
fna -f1Vg iNU or %
administrator OF such survivor, DO and shall al thtI
his or her uncontrolled and irresponsible direction
money of tie said real and personal estate uncohg NY
fcpy ,Dl; ney nh sTch c OF times as hey he She
shall think ht and a. tie mean tlae may na2 e @iulr
thc said real ANA personal estate one '4us fS SVl& 10
rights in such manner n al respects a. Iln IN ooI 90 o
that the trustees OF trustee Tor the tlC beE Vl l'
will shall h1ycthc fullest p0WorOycr the sad leI ana
personal estate which can give 10 them, MN, SI Ge,.
shall DE sold and converted into money, ule T'its us
and annual income 'Ae'o'I l m y},o.,i,s i'm
ihe manner and for the purposes TO whom aH,, ana
mise from tEc couyer ion thereof into money
eas tbc saut cre sold d. converted into money! and
declare that real estate snail, Tor ih' lupOat ol ''
ny will hl considered cout Drt,d int9 personally loh
mn dccle; and dc. dIe tut tic ,id rIetecs or t.gs-
lee for tie time beng do alQ sl WIN ana oG' "a W.
mndci or y viruc of tins my viii aad e trusts thereof
pay my just dcb, uncTa. aud l"sH".! e. ~
and le-acics. ana cet -dic idt Ie H.' iS.i %
10 much thereof shall remain after au lei'S me p3
UfOTeSat. ana the alilti 4Att'it t'''-1 N'ti
Der Mary, 20 thc ploI>J Ec4.,u1, iott co-'.i;-'l,
or shall attain tac aso OF u years, ana, being
a daughter or daughters. shan have "i'tth'I
in e0uai shares IL more than oicqio,ided always ta"t
regards my copynglis ana tIe lioi,t . 'i, t
proyso Aceiupc.Ote contained with It-eIrtc 90 A(i'
shall share with nay other children therein, VII tHCI she
he married or noy ana devise the estates vested in me-
at my dccease trustee OF mort gage uulo ue use "i
the said Geolgua llc2uth am john Forster (A.l Atils
and ms, upon the trusts and subject 20 Ito eqlit
aiecting the same respeGuyely anu appoint lig 3 -
GeorS,na Hosarth aLd john tolstei' eAtt'-> nv "a
eutGr of this my viii, and guardians Ol lt persons Oi
istlv n. have nov set down The form OF words when
my legal advisers assure me are necessary 10 l-e ls'
children always remember lOT mach tj CHc 20 me
sad Georgina HOsorth, ANA never 10 pe %.AuHs ~ d
know well Thai sine his been trough an lAe stages ol
their growth ana progress 5ti Ts g, @ , IS
1e fact r.4t .u1 wife, since llat"b 10y consent its
been IN Inc receipt nc of au annual income oi 200
viiIa a. fia .fl al lr-,- o. ICacICu, and expensive
fa,niy have GcryveI wholly Upon myself. Ic-iPa'ic-
ally DIR ct tuat be ban. ID Dad an r\ rte
uous, ald 't private 1aH4fi ,ii 'i G IL l," ta' ,a n
nOunccm 1T he l..ir OF 'le ll.H' - O. i,,,', q" ny
piain molrine-aoacHc~ 1. employed, ana that those
ioiig hatbsnd. Or othcl such 4eyOltiuS a5surdty !
direct thar my meme lt E-'ii't ii t.-it ~
guirc ,.H.ule iIg .euus oH ho t'Nuuhi u name .it
ihc suNIott u1 -uAtu'' i.t,Ii' q. .es.l-i,h.
country uuOu lay iu,Ishea "rIl., o-i '' iHt 'th. '
m] ulcnd- ur'- 'D,'t ei .- ace 90 A0 ' W
I,rour oar l. I'd and savior ,ty-u- Christ ana CNh0t
nv dear drcn Iu;uhly % tiy 10 guide themselves nJ
Ilc t.it E,u of tlc Ncv Testament IA JUS broad SH
ani 10 pul nu 4..l pro ans iHa.- nl'u@ toi L. 'i o
its lett htIc there lu witness Nnt.tol J, lHt 'l
Charlie Dickens, -. .-1.1., nave ID l.i, At Sj "it
and tc.ta.ca, .. ..y l. ta!r t"t-lE Gag VI "itN, .
The yew " oar L.rA .u, tho-s.t ci5t, tiiu,' '.'
eic. publ. ... ane oscl.,ed ly uo aao'ea 0e4
GIlgrl,. J.e... ... I.f.. and Tor ... l SOL. u
testament. 10 iag -..s ui o. ll l' ''.i ie d., 10.
the pr,-o.. eaea other nave Lcrcdl1o s".ci'eH u"
80. i.o.... .,rr Nc. o!ine'ou-st., uond.
IA NItl N..lt.. EH. ., Ar...- '.,i To. .Ht'
81 Charles Dr.rr> O.. u.'.'" place, 4t"t i.'n's 'f
IN the County o.. -. J. il,. a,e'1re f.iis ~ ne c
lrI torr. ... ..-U Testament. Htl . VIII i,.. 1.t
fho I2th .a5 u. '..f- 1e,. -.ir I. hl seA ii-i.'
Dickens fire Io.H-er at At s'".t ana i...i.'
altae lelyp.u l... .. t. Horny wills, 70 t.. .I'
.ltiscs II|t ..I i.i lHt crane HL ll
FGst iu tie - .r.oI sock, .'e oi-'' tt is te.o.e
ng 10 tie .u i.a l', .. ,iH B. : ~ $40. ". ID"
teIts auE 1903 -.t-t-.ti -i'p ,4i.. u..
se Outstaucm- a -,, u. oi , c, ease ANA u all otAc.
rcsTCcts coaHii. Hl .. VIII. ia witness whereof ]
aaVc hcInu.t0 ..- IE lt t.e 20 edN of JHH' 1u iHe
suty. iLAhLi" d., hL>~.
estatoI. as .d I.r Cuu. go Dis 'i, ' iae presence
IF fus .c-cIt t tHc src tiay Wh., at h, request lu
MS pr ,C a.I lu abe r- OF each otnel, hc.cW--
subscribe ouru..a.s - Nit.e--c-t
"t. HOLDEN .L-li, q, Wellington u, strand.
"I Wtl.,Ls. - h,.Il ls,ol--t, S..auo.
Proved london Fih t '-..lyt l.'l Jl.t. i7t2, H'
me oath of f.or-fIa LtEtIIf, >p.st.f auu JOIN
FOrseI, esq, ihc executors, ~ "-Cn aoi.llsoh "t
granted
Tie personal property OF n. Dlekensis sworn under
$4,000 TIE vi is written iublUc iub, and occupies
whole sheet of ordinary lett rpmfn