The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-09-16
BENJAMIN NATHAN'S WILL.

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been published in New York.
He bequeaths $4,000 each to his sisters Clara, FL
vra, Myrtella, Grace, Reoecca, and Miriam, and to
his brother Mendez.
He gives to two namesakes S25O0 each.
The following charitable bequests named in
the will Mount sinai Hospital sll000 Institution
$1,000; Ladies' Hebrew Benevolent Society, $500; He
brew orphan Asylum, $4,000.
These and Some minor bequests disposed Of the
bulk OF the property is apportioned The testator
directs that each OF his children shall receive $4,000
Internationally, with the exception of Washington,
whose acceptance OF his bequest is subject to some
conditions. Thisi portion OF the will is, for certain
wel-known reasons, of particular public interest,
And as to the trust fund of $4,000 to be set apart
and invested by said United States Trust Company
FOR MY SON WASHINGTON,
under this article, it is my will that said company
shall hold the same so invested in trust and collect
and receive the rents income, issues interests, div-
dends, and profits thereof, and after deducting all
proper COSTS charges, and commissions to apply
such rents, incomes, issues, interests, dividends
and profits to the use of my said son Washington
tain the age of twenty-five years. whichever event
shall first happen. Ana on or at any time after his
marriage, provided
HE SHALL MARRY LADY BORN IN AND PROCESSING
THE HEBREW FAITH,
or at any time after he shall attain twenty five
years of age, whichever event shall nrSt happen,
then pay over to him the principal OF said trust
fund of SIS 000 and any unapplied income thereof,
provided that in the happening of either such events
my wife, if then living, in she shall then be
dead, my sons Harmon and Frederick, either OF
them Shereby giving to my Wife In this behalf, an
said sons discretion subject to the review and
troll of any court of equity in the State of New York;
shall by writing signed by her If living, If not by
my said two sons, or either of them, and duly ac-
knowledged by notary public or commissioner of
deeds, certify and declare to the said United States
Trust Company that in her, or their or his opinion
IL would be safe, proper and advisable to pay over
Washington; ana unless and until such certidcate
and declaration shall be made as aforesaid and de-
yered to said company It shall continue to hold the
and the income and profits thereof to receive and
apply after deducting expenses, charges, and
commissions, as aforesaid to the use of my said son
Washington during his natural life; and / do hereby
solemnly enjoin 1t upon my said sons Harmon and
Frederick that they shall not unreasonably or uncon
sconaby refuse to make, sign, and deliver such GER
tlfcate and declaration, but they shall make sign
and deliver the same upon request OF my said son
Washington, if, at the time he shall so request, he
shall be married aforesaid, or be of the age of
twenty-five years, and in either event
BE LIVING LIFE OF REGULARITY AND soBRIErY
charge my said sons to deal with him in deter
mining whether they will sign and deliver the cer-
cate and declaration only in the same spirit which
they know would govern
MY CONDUCT TOWARD HIM AS A LOVED CHILD
if then living and determining what were best
for his nterestsi that consideration viz, his best
interests, being the sole motive which has induced
me TO make provision for him different from what
have done for my ether sons.
And further declare it to be my will aud intent,
and in said principal Of said trust fund of 900
shall not have been paid over to my said Wash
iDgton, under the previous provisions, before his
DEATH and at his death he shall leave him surviving
lawful issue Of his body
BORN UNTO HIN BY A HEBREW WIFE,
that then upon his death the said principal and any
unapplied income shall go and be paid over to and
among such issues according TO the law OF distri-
button OF the personal property OF intestate,
in force in the State of New York. And In case of
the death of my said son Washington without having
received said principal and having no such lawful
issue OF his body born unto him, as aforesaid him
surviving, it is my will, and direct that said prin-
cipal Of said trust fund.- with any unapplied income
thereof, shall go and be paid to my executrix, and
form part OF my residuary estate hereinafter men-
toned But If my wife shall not then be living then
give and bequeath the same TO and among my de-
scendants according TO the law OF the State OF New
York, now in force, regulating the distribution OF
personal properly In case OF iDtestacy.
And further declare it to be my intent and mean
ing and such is TO be the effect of my will, anything
heTenbefore contained to the contrary thereof not
withstanding that II any or either or the children
provided for in this article OF my will shall at the
debtedness shall be charged on my books against
him or her, the amount OF such Indebtedness shall
deducted from his her amount OF $4,000 herein
provided for such child, and the remainder only
shall be paid over TO said Trust Company, and to
be held in trust for and on behalf OF such child and
his or her issue, in like manner as If that only
had been originally expressed as the principal OF the
trust for such child.
The balance Of the property, after these bequests
have been all satisfied, goes to the testators wife,