, 1872-12-13
HORACE GREELEY'S WILL,

HORACE GREELEYS WILL.
From the Ne,o I~ork Tribune, Dec. 10.
The proceedings before the Hon. Owen T.
Coffin, Surrogate OF Westchester County, to
prove Mr: Greeley's last will and procure let
have begun at White Plains yesterday, at 915
q. M. but at the time specified q telegram was
received from Isaiah T. Williams, Of Chappaqua,
requesting a postponement until II q. M, when
he would be present to contest the will Tho !
Surrogate deemed it proper to comply with the
request, at the same time renarking that Mr. !
Samuel Sinclair, Of New York, and Richard II.
Manning, Of Brooklyn, had waited upon him On |
Friday last and had ha1aed 1aaa IN ~ VII a maze % by
present at liz .. m. There were then present
in the surrogate's Court Miss Ida Lillian Gree
ley, Miss Gabrielle Miriam Greeley; Miss Susan
q. Lampson, = subscribing witness TO inc a, W.,
subscribing witness to the will William Il Skin
ner, guardian Of Miss Gabrielle Greeley, George |
P. Nelson, counsel engaged by Mr: Skinner to
protect the interests Of Miss Gabrielle Greeley
in the proceedings, Mr. Williams, counsel for
contestants, and many others.
Mr. Williams rose and offered some remarks
in regard to the painful duty which he had been
called upon to perform, and recommended that
tempt to have it admitted to probate, but quietly
acquaiesce in the admission Of will made by
Mr.. Greeley in January, 1871, in its stead intl-
mating that the will executed by Mr. Greeley
10 al the % %
her sister, and that some other relatives Of Mr.
Greeley would be deprived Of property which he
intended for them.
5pags aF 5 H. ad %ah that aas the zs9a
forth ffor: tbat there exists tie Utmost affection and
devotion between tho two sisters; that Miss Ida
had voluntarily offered to assign to her sister
one-half Of the property left by their father
and also grant to OTHER relatives named in the
former viii of lIr. Greeley suitable annuities.-
h, n 1aes, no1e 1nan inc amount spec'neo LUZ tnelr
beneht.
Of the executors Of Mr. G Greeleys vii Of 1871,
having appeared in court. Mr. Williams, after q
conveTaation with them, suggested that con-
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ureeley, Tiea V.em u allaslu5 ~ Ut an an1cape
tion before the Surrogate. Judge Hart, after
consulting with the Misses Greeley On the SUBJ
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ceedings to prove It were begun by Tie examina-
ton OF Miss Susan d. Lampson, who deposed as
follows:
reside ut East Poultney, VI; knew Nr. Greeley;
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hls tTade ne mas V!ssa me- ana nave ssa.ea @ NJ 9s
csree1ev1 heoan ather IN 18os or 1eH~I cannot NV
eheh lave seen him write e1 frequently and an vii
acquainted with his handwriting I know this to be
Mr.. Greeeys handwriting, including the signature
cannot be mistaken about it one Of the names added
to the nttestation cnuee is IN my hnndwTit1ng, and
signatures made the evening that Ar. Greeley
he signed his name, SO that I could
see him; vas IN tho same room Mr.
Greeley requested to sign the will 1t Was IN
spect to what Mr. Stuart said to Mr. Greeley Or at big
front # IT. o.ssi1,, anu na1ea MN ~ my pres,
a ~a1 h,a s .ea W. nea dn
said Yes !" Mr: stuart then asked ar: Greeley he
"qu 11so In. @ % nisss .ns W.. a ue eM9
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5ave 1aaty Is@Psoa I q ,. to witness ~ xil ri. snd
~ 80 ~ d1a,. =; .;nnn ~ ~, nora eftar th5t. r. - 5rrinad
at Dr. @ Gh9ate between o and oeoe5 os the a
as y as 4 the fGnaton Of 5 M mind - at @ hs
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n ea Ie WIS @ en ha 10
ment OF he WI: there vas recognition 1T no Of mSneH by
stua,t hei5 +be MI hsfora Mr. reeiav,a erea and
asked lin tho questions alluded to IN fegaSd to hs
HeoAt1e Ano ae"'
The witness was then subjected to rigid
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facts Tha aTaminat;on viii ha roenT,ed IN nj.
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WILL, executed Jan. !, 1ofl:
l. Horace Greedy being nearly sixty years old and in
medium health but admonished BY recent Illness Of
the uncertainty Of nfe do make and publish this my
last will and testament superseding and reyoing a
| Of earlier day which may be found or exist.
| Itcm-I viii and bequeath to my daughter Ida
Lillian Greeley requesting her to share any proceeds
therefror with her sister Gabrielle Airiam Greeley all
| my books, copyrights, and sums which may be due
| and owing me- from publishers at the time Of my
| decease-naming especially my "American Conflict"
and What Know Of Farming" ;" as works wherefrom
Bome income may accrue from copyright after my
| decease
vii and beouaath to nv two daughters aforesaid
ali tho real estate whereof may die possessed Or bo
| than Rsrnes cTeeaV lives in WaVne Townabin Erie
County. Penngylypnia directing thet nv daughter Ida
Ti11;a1 aforeaa;5 Ia o7d harnhv is authorized md
nnrarad s ~ ~ o ba ssta
Miriam to marriage lat improve iease sell the whole
o. anv srt of Tia s.e A. shn shali idce eInedient
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