, 1870-08-07

all my former wills md codicils, and declare
this to benny Last win 4ud testament. Tgive the
FINN Of I, coo, free OF Legacy duty, to Miss
Ellen 1Awiess Tesnan,. lass Of Houghton
Place, AmpshiIl Square, il the county OF 3El.
dlcsex- I give the SUN OF 19 guine,s 10 my
faithful old servant Mrs Anne CozncEus
gre the sum Of 10 guines TO the da7shtet
and only child OF the said Mrs Anne Cornelius
give the sun OF - guineas to each sul ayery
Domestic servant, male snd female, Who
,a,,n ,hs,l : p ~, IN my ny employment at he
keen in my employment for not less period
Of time than one. year. give the sum
Of 81 600, free CT legacy duty. to my dan3b-
ter, Mary Dickens. I also give to my said
daughter, Mar, An snnuitr or f30o = year
during her life, II she shall SO long. continue
unmarried, euch annuity to be considered as
acc5uiuG from day to day, but to be payable
bah-yeas'y, the first OF such halt-yeas,y pay
mcnts to be made at the e1pi1atian OF xix
months next after my decease. II my said
daughter Mary shall marry, such snnaily
sEall cesse, acd in that case but in that c,se
onls, ny tsid daughter <hall share with my
made for them; ! givo 10 my dear s;ste..in-
law, GecrEirA Hoser.h. the sum OF .c5.OoO.
free Of legacy duty. I also give to the s,i1
Geo:cins Hoeasth II my personal jexelry not
iefeiEafter mentioned, anl al the Et.le
a a'5 y 1oen f,sa I'd e. e. Ta1ns!ase I'll tass
wlas 10 do with those things.
/ alto give to The saii .Georg;aa aogarth III
Ey rIvate papers whatsoever md mhereso-
ever, ard lesve her my grateful blessing, a.
:he best and :tucst friend Ean ever hal. ]
Give % ny el.ess son cllaslcs ms library o.
also give to my said son Charles the silver
sslvcr presented to ne At birmingham, ana
the silver cup presented to me at Edinbury.
and my shirt atuds, ahirt pins, and sleeve
buttons: and bedues.h unto my said son
Charles and ny son Henry Fielding Dickens
same, and from time to time to VET the IN
vestments thereof, and to pay the annual in:
come thereof to my wife daring hex Life, ana
after her deceasc the said sam
Of $500 snd thu Investments there
Of shall be In tFnst for mE. children
proviso hereinteforo contsincd}, who, being
eon or eons, shall hare attained or allan attain
the aGe OF q yeaEs, OF, being daughter or
daughters, shal1 haEo attained or ahall attain
that age, or be previously married, in equal
shares. il more than one. give my watch
try. and G1ye the chaias and seals, aud al
arpendages have Worn with it, to my dear
and tIusty friend John Forster, of pa1uce-
gate House, hensington, In tho Counts OF
Middlesex Aforesaid. And also give to tie
said John Forster such manuscripts OF my
lupu!sueo so'As d Hay pe Ii NY l4s-
cease. And devise ard tcqueath al
my real and pertouat estate Except such a.
is veetod IN me 1s i trustee or mottSacec) I'M
to the said Geossiua Hogarth and tho said
IohD Forster, theis heiss, executors, admins
hat they, tho saia Geo.eina Hogs1.h and JOHN
Forster, or tho survivor oE them, or tho exec-
utora or administrators OF such survivor, do
and Ehail u their, his, or her uncontrolled and
irresponsible direction, either proceed to an
| immediate sale OF conversion into money Of
my cop5wr5shts), Of defer and postpone any
| sale or conversion into money till such time
1 or tince a. they, be, or she shall think fit.
l and, In the meantime. may manage and
let the said real and personal estatc
linclnd!ng my copSwrishte) in such manner
III all respects as my#elf eouid Dc
il were living and acting therein. It being MT
intention that the trustees OF t1nsteo foT the
time being Of this my wilt eh.ll have tbs full
est power over tho said real and rersonal ee-
sate whiet. car gsse to them, hin, or her.
And dec|are that until tho said real and per
eonas estate shsll .,e sold sni converted into
money, the rents and annual incotnc thereof
respectively shall be paid and spilled 10 the
rerren or pertons ia the manner and for the
purposes TO whom and for which the annal
income Of the moneys TO arise from the sale o.
conversion thereof into onlouey UoEll cparatle
y applicable nntler Iii. my will, IN c.sl tle
same were soldcrccnrcstcd intn money; sud
'.t!arc that E,r real estste shall, for tic pur.
fcse Of this MY Snl 1e eoneilervd as convert
cd into personality upon my deccasc 1na ! de-
clare tina. the saia trlatcos nr trustee for thf
inc Icing do and ellall, with and out Of tho
! moneys which shall come to their, liz, or ltel
hands ,,ndef OF Ivy yirtus of this NY will and
the fruits thereof, par ny just debts, fupcra
40 'ettamsntarE expenses: and legssies. Ans
much thereof a. shall remain after answering
tl,e purposes sfeFtsaid. and t'se Aua.al In
come thereof, ehall 1e in tr1&st for Ill my chill
t1Een t,u. subject, As TO my daughter Nary
to the provieo hereinbefore contaiaedl !
who, being eon or eona, shall hare atsainea
| . daughter or daughters, shall l.avc ztta;nes
OF shall attsin that age. or be Previously mar
| ried, in equ.l tharcs, II more than ene-pro
| ssded always, that as reEar3s ny copyright.
md the produce aud profits thereof, ny s,it
daughter Mary, Notwithstanding tho provist
sLau SHARE with my other children therein
whether the be married or not: and derist
the estates vested in me At my decease ~ F.
| trustee or mortgages unto the usc Of tho s&ie
nccrEtsna Hogarth and John Forster
uss heifs md saee. aas q ss@sas e. ease. HRss
Affecting tho same respectively: and arpoin
tho said GeorGinn Hogarsh and John Forster
e1ecut1i1 aud executor ct this ms will, ane
guardians Of the persona of nv children dur
:rE their respective minoritles; sud lastly, Us
have now eet down the form Of words which
ny legal advisers inform me arc necessary tc
ihc plain objects Of this MY will. solon,nl.
enjoin my dear children to remember how
].,ouch :her owe the said GcorSiun Hogtrth
! and never 10 le wanting in a grateful Ant
,lfectiouate attachment 10 her. for they know
we'll that che hrs been through all the stage:
u their growth mi! progress, their er'use{nl
seii- denying ard devoted f1lends- And de
tise here simply to recprd the fact that N.
wife, stree our separation by consent. !ai
tcep in the receipt from me Of IN animal ii,
come Of EG00 while all the great charges of /
numerous and expensive family 1iavel levoives
wholly upon myself. emphAticalIy direc
that he buried IN m inexpensive, uuostenta
tiaus. and strictly private manner, that nt
public announcement be made OF tho time O.
| Elace Of my burial, that At the utmost not mon
taAn three plain monIning-cosches he EN-
| lloycd, and that those who attend my funera
wear no ecArf. cloak, black bow. long hat
tsnd, or other such revolving ahsurdi:y.
direct that my name be inscribed in plai,
English letters on my tomb without thi
addition OF Mr. or Erquirc.' I conjnr
! n,5 friends on no account to make me the sub
jectof any monument, memorial, or tessimonia
whatever. rest my claims TO the rcmem
brance Of my. country upon my pnblishe,
| wv A. aaN ~ eAAe AtA1eiAh* AAAS ~ ats itsEIa
n!ron their experience OF me; in addition
Hereto commit my soul 10 TIE memory o
tIc'i through our Lord and savior 1enq
Christ, mud I exhort my dcar children hulnb!
to trr to guide tLcms elves By the teaching o
she New Testament II ito broa-l sPu7t. and
ruf no taisn - any man q narrow constsncs'o
/ Of itn 1ettsr EeFe or tleIe. In witness Hae:e"'
|, the raid Chasles Nekens, tho te+tator, hss
I" ~. ny Last Mn md te,tamens, Get 'ns ban
| tli- i2sh day Of May. III The year OF our L'r
oae thousand eight hundred and sl1ty. nine
4 CHARLES DIckESs
"SiEueu. published, and declared by I'll
! stS:vG-name1 ChATles Dickens, the test:
ter, az and for his last will and testauaent, j
| tue tre-cnce OF ~ irresent together at th
ssuc tirne>. whe, in his presence, at his n
s..uett. and in tho prceence OF each other, hsy
9.e1ecn,o subscribed our names IS ~itnesse:
''G. HoLpsTosEH.
":So. o6 Wellington street, Strand.
y "HESnf WAI1n.
il "So. n6 Wellington street. Strand
~ Charles Dickens. Of GsashiIl 12see, ne:
Rochester, in the County Of hent. Ee1ulf