The New York herald., 1872-12-17
Mr.. Forests VILLA Home f<N'Decayed
and Disabled Actors.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l6, 1872.
The will Of Edwin Forrest IS dated April &, 1866
and contains provisions for his sisters which have
become imperative by their death. 1t appoints as
trustees James Oakes, OF Boston; James Samson
Of New York, ana Daniel Dougherty Of Philade-
phia. 1t directs the sale of all his property ex-
cept Spring Brook, in Philadelphia, which he fixed
as the location OF the Edwin Forrest Home,n
which institution shall be lOr the support and
maintenance Of actors and actresses decayed by
age or disabled by infrmities who, If natives OF the
United States, shall have served al least five years
in the theatrical profession. and If OF foreign birth,
whereof three years next previous to application
for admission into the Home shall have been spent
comply with the laws and regulations Of the Home,
otherwise to be discharged by the managers, whose
decision shall be final.
The number OF inmates shall never exceed the
annual net rent and revenue OF the institution and
after the number OF inmates shall exceed twelve
Others to be admitted shall be such only as shall
receive the approval OF the majority OF the inmates
as well as OF the managers. Said corporation shall
be managed mar by board @ OF seven managers chosen
long as any OF them are living, and also the Mayor
OF Philadelphia for the time being, and as vacan-
cies occur the managers shall fill them so
that only one vacancy shall ever exist ut
time. The managers shall elect one of their
ard matron, and, if needed, clerk. Except the
treasurer paid officers shall be chosen from among
the inmates The treasurer and sureties shall not
be managers. Provision Is made to remedy any
failure TO ill vacancies and correct any failure or
breach OF trust by application to the Orphans
Court. The purposes Of said Home are
seitsustaining as wen as eleemosynary
IN who are Of II
vides that his library shall be located at the Home,
which sna also Go contan picture gaery for the
for private exhibition and histrionic culture, to
which pupils shall be admitted. Lectures on sci
as well as celebrations on the Fourth OF July and
Shakspeare's Birthday. 1t directs that a charter
fnrf fhn troft tfvptts IN ktasn
The codicis of the will give an annuity Of $4,000
James Lawson and Daniel Dougherty; $4,000 to
Miss Elizabeth Welsh, daughter or John r. Welsh;
$4,000 to s. 9. Smith, OF Cincinnati, and $4,000 to
the Actors order OF Friendship, OF Philadelphia
Now that the sisters are dead, all the proceeds OF
the sale OF the property 60 to the Home, with the
exceptions Of the special bequests.
Edwin Forests Last Letter.
The last business acts OF Mr.. Forrest indicated
were all deliberately looking to his own affairs.
The following remarkable letter-the last he ever
wroe-written on the llth the day before his death,
Is full OF his peculiar ideas and characteristic STYLE
Mr. Oakes, one OF the executors, was called to Phila
delphia on Thursday, the 18th, and this letter was
Saturday. Mr.. Oakes had sent Mr.. Forrest the car.
feature Of clergyman who had 80 many calls Tor
s na e s s
faithful Irish servants
DsAR Friend oAxysI have received Your three letters
with the enclosures. That poor devil OF parson was
ba arber0Usy treated by his rcgation. lie ought
have known 10 do what he thought right-was his
only one can serve God and Mammon too. The
sheet OF oocap with waer mark OF 1891 Is thing;
thanks for IT, 1got 10 New York Sunday, Just before
six A. Nj; went 20 the metropolitan Hoel: or:
dered a room and fire and went TO bed, aud
there lay thinking what pleasant time was
indebted 30 you for in Boston. Why the week
passed away like an ecststc dream without annoy let
s tie sf s
hands Of Miss George true eopforter and again
fully thanked her Tor H.. The bouquet brought by
MRS, Lane y now on my dressing table With scarcely
eahet bghed ami lis perfume breabts on the air night
and dav, telling me OF her kindness. The girls Lizzie
and Kate delighted receive your kind remel.
brance of them and thank YOU very much. The
article frcm The gsoed,er Is good, and VOWS
nothing but truth and IL IL does blow does GabreIs
horn at the right time, It needs something
wake the dead. hope You have been vaccinated as
you promised me, for that terrible pes-the smallpox
Is hdeons and fearful thing Don't neglect yourself in
this duty, which You owe 10 all who love you
Remember me to sister, TO Mrs Lane and 10 Miss
George, and slso 70 Mr.. Lane, with whom was much
pleased
God bless You ever, my dear and much valued friend
EDWIN FORREST