New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-17
Dir. GREELEYS WILLS.
CHARACTERISTIC REQUESTS FOR BENEVOLENT
PURPOSES.

CHARACTERISTIC REQUESTS FOR BENEVOLENT
PURPOSES.
In the viii which Mr.. Greeley made Joly 20,
1851 aud OF which an abstract given in Ik TRiBUN
Of saturday, the text Of the clauses making requests OF
benevolent character as follows:
OIL eec and beQueath to Charles l.. Brace or TO his
successor m the chief direction Of the Cbidres Aid SO,
t 81 the civ of NewIOrk, I'm trust, 20 be expended
so Inc se ana benefit OF said society in the prosecution
Of its noble and humane enterprise OF Forwarding ths
outcast and destitute children OF the City OF NewIork
TO Christian homes among the farmers ana mechanics oil
G-l give aud bequeath $1,000 to the NewYork Associ,
alton ioT the Relief and support or the Poor WHEREOF
Robert NJ. Hartley IL now chief manager. NJ,
art H. Manning Marcus Spring, Charles Partridge, ana
William e.. Creamer or 50 many OF them az sna ACCEPT
this trust and % their associates ana success9rs 70 DO
by them invested 10 form the nucleus OF iuDd 10 which
hops others will cntrbn'e the income OF Wneh iuhu
as il shall become sufficient desire ana ufect sha pe
devoted 10 keeping open IN the CITY OF new YORK.
whereto all persons wanting employment III any oapsc
iy. wishing toemploy others may Freely resort. ascs
tain others wishes, and bargain with each other Tor
srryce-t being understood that all who receive bene-
from such office contract thereby moral oDngaOn
10 contribute to the support OF such ONCE III proportion
III I'VE and beOueath whatever remain Of the
Yroces of the sale OF said stock after fully paying and
ine a my lust debts thcreirOIn, to the Peoples College
ASSOCIATION chart red by the Legislature OF the stale OF
thai said Association il capable OF accepting tins bequet
and likely TO realize the purposes ana OBJECTS Tor winch
this legacy should for cause lapse or my
ton Is not likely 10 realize the objects and purposes for
hich t was chartered or founded, then give ana De
questh the said sum that shall remain OF the OF
lug Just debts may then DO OWING, 10 tho SAID PeieL
Cooper. Richard II. Manning Marcus rprinS ChatIes
Partridge and william q. Creamer, their associates and
suoeessUrs he added 70 the sum Of 5000 Aforesaid
and devoted 20 the great enterprise OF nndng work Tor
all willing hands and willing hands Tor all needul work
TIE amount which Mr.. Greeley intended to bequeath
by the above will to the Chdrens Aid Society will be
seen was omitted evidently by mstske.
Mr. Greeley revoked the above Will by another made
Dec 1885, I'm which he also left requests to the Peoples
College aud for the establishment OF Labor Exchange
and free intelligence oce in this city, that persons who
desire employment may be able to obtain it. without
regard 70 age SEX caste class condition. nationality
and earnestly recommended this necessary enterprise to
the favor and support Of all and especially of the
citizens OF New York This will contained the following
ciause regarding his literary productions
Item 81 further give and bequeath to my two chill
dren, Ida Lillian and Gabrielle Miriam Greeley, the
Ielectus productions including my lectures and ad-
dresses printed and imprinted, and hereby request my
friend ard associate, George Ripley 20 TAKE possession
of ali seh Lectures addresses and printed
written papers and compile tnefefOm at nrst one
tioa for the pecunary benefit of my children and
follow the by or more additional volumes,
publisher shsll be found willing 10 take them Bat no
than volume Of my select writings Is In any
10 DO published, unless the said George Ripley, ~
ny literary executor shall adudge and decide that
more are really worthy such collected pnbheston
Previous to either of the sOove-named wills, MI Gree
ley made one In September 1857. wherein, after
vlding for his relatives he left beQuess the Peoples
College 10 the Uniyersasi College 10 Obadiah A. Bowe
u Abel G. Thomas, TO sustain Christian circles TO
Thomas sawyer, for inrm aud AGED Uniyersat cler.
gymen &c. He appointed his friends, Robert NJ Sire
beigh. Richard. H. Manning w. H. Robinson, Marcus
Spring Dudley g. Gregory and Richard III. Blatchford,
his executors. MI Gregory he designated as the
eroas patron aud en0 Of my early days oil pover. aud
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