The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-12-18
TEE EDWIN FORREST HONE.
Full Text Of the Will Of the Late American
Tragedian, Edwin Forrest, Providing for a
Permanent Home for Decayed or
Disabled Actors and Actresses
His Private Bequests.

From the Philadelphia Press, December III
THE WILL.
], Edwin Forrest, OF the city OF Philadelphia,
State OF Pennsylvania do make and publish this,
my last will and testament. l give, bequeath and
devise unto my friends, James Cakes, ESQ., of Bos-
ton James Lawson, Esq, OF New York, and Daniel
Dougherty, Esq, oil Philadelphia, all my property
and estate, real and personal, OF whatsoever de-
scripton and wheresoever situated, upon the trusts
and condolences hereinafter expressed: and also
appoint them my executors to administer my per-
sonal estate and bring it into the hands OF said
trustecs-that Is to say, upon trust.
FTrst-That they, the said trustees, the survivors
and survivors OF them, shall be authorized to sell
all my real estate at public or private sale at such
times as in their Judgment shall appear to be for
the best advantage ofmy heirs, excepting from this
power my country place in the Twenty third ward
OF the city of Philadelphia called "Springbrookn and
to convey to purchasers thereof good title In fee
simple, discharged of all trusts and Obligation to
see to the application OF the purchase moneys; and
such purchase moneys, and the proceeds of all the
personal estates, shall be invested in such securi-
ties and loans as are made lawful investments by
the laws of Pennsylvania and shall DC in the joint
names OF the trustees under my WILL The invest
mcnts which | shall have made my executors or
trustees may retain or change, AS they may think
for the best advantage Of my estate.
Sec0nd-upon trust to pay TO my two sisters
Gal Olinc ana EtdHOTd, JOINTLY, WHHt DoJH REMAIN
single, and to the survivor of them, until her mar
riage or death, which shall first happen,
nuty OF six thousand dollars, in equal quarterly
payments in advance, from the date OF my decease;
and should one marry, then to pay the said an-
nuity OF six thousand dollars unto the other until
marriage or death, whichever event shall first
! happen; said annuity, however, not to be a
charge upon any real estate which shall be sold, but
only upon the proceeds, and upon trust TO permit my
said sisters and the survivor OF them to use and oc
cupy my country place called Springbrook, with
the necessary furniture and utensils and stock,
until marriage or death as Aforesaid, free OF ali
charge for reut and to take the income and profits
Thereof: and the said trustees shall pay the taxes
thereon and keep the same IN repair.
Thtrd-To take and held all said property and
estate in trust for an institution which they will
call "Ihe Edwin Forrest Home,r 20 embrace the
purposes OF which hereinafter give the outline
try place called Springbrook certainly within
twenty.one years after the deCease ofthe survivor
OF lay said sisters, and sooner If found udiciously
practicable. The following is an outline OF my plan
for said Home, which may be nlled.ou IL more de-
tall by the charter and bylaws:--
ARTICLE 1.-The said institution sft,ll be for the
support and maintenance OF actors aAd actresses
decayed by age or disabled by InGrDnty who, II
natives OF the United States shall have served at
OF foreign birth, shall have served In that proes,
sion at least ten years, whereof three years next
previous TO the application shall have been in the
United states, and who shall in all things comply
with the laws and regulations OF the Home, other
wise to he subject TO he discharged by the man
ayers, whose decision shall be final.
AkT. 2-Ihe number OF inmates IN the Home shall
never exceed the annual net rent ana revenue OF
LIE iLsutuliVn, and alter tle number Vi inmates