The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-01
JOnns HODkins's VIII.


Johns HOpkins's VIII.
The last will and testament of Johns Hop
kns was admitted TO probate before the reg
ister of wills for Baltimore county on Satur-
day. The deceased millionaire had large
number of relatives, and he amply provided
for all of them. The great bulk OF his large
estate was left in trust for the benefit OF MS
leeatees and the two institutions which ne
founded.
The rents and profits of eight warehouses
on Lombard street, one on the corner OF
Baltimore and Liberty streets, one on west
Pratt street. and two on south Frederick
street, are to 90 to the children OF Samuel
Hopkins and to James Monroe Mercer. Or
this, Ella W. Mercer (wife of James Monroe
Mercer) gets the three-eighths during her
life; at her death the same goes to her chill
dren for twenty years, and then the property
vests in them absolutely as tenants in COM
mon. James Monroe Mercer gets one
eighth, subject to the same conditions, which
! at bis death reYerts to his children. JohnJ.
Hopkins gets two-eiShths, Mahon Hopkins
one-eighth, and Arundel Hopkins one
eighth, to be enjoyed during life, then to
the children of each for twenty years, at
which time it absolutely invests.
The rents and profits from four warehouses
on Exchange Place, six dwclling-houses on
east Baltimore street, two warehouses on
Cheapside, two on west Pratt street, and
three on Hollingsworth street go to the Gull
dren of the testator's sister. Sarah II. JAN
pev-namelv, one-iourth to Jane White, one
fourth to- Mrs. Margaret Elliott, one.iourth
TO Samuel FL. Janney, and one-fourth 10
Johns Hopkins Janney. These legacies are
subject to the same limitations, and take the
same course of descent as Is prescribed in the
preceding bequest. Five warehouses on the
south side of Exchange Place are bequeathed
to Samuel II. Congdon, of Maryland; Johns
Uopkins Congdon and Elizabeth Copgdon.
of Rhode Island; and Mary E. Wood, of
New York, as tenants in common. A dou-
BILE warehouse on Lombard street, two
DIV elliug-houses on Wyeth street, and a
dwelling. house on Hughes street are given
to Joseph Hopkins (nephew) in fee.
TO Louis n. Hopkins he gives the rents
and Drofi's from warehouse on Lombard
street mo. 1867, and at his death the property
vests in Samuel and Gerard Hopkins. He
also bequeaths thirty-siX houses on Sharp
street, West street, and Peach alley; six
houses on Plum alley. dwelling-houses No.
1913 Sharp street and No. As Conway street
to Gerard and Samuel Hopkins. Tohis sur
wing sister, Mrs. Eliza II. CrenshaW, he
piyes The mansion on Saratoga street during
her life. and at her death it goes to theJohns
Hopkins Hospital. He also gives her bis car
rage and horses, all his plate, furniture, and
wines. and the profits derived from
500 600 worth OF the stock of the
Pittsburgh and ConnellsyilIe railroad.
At her death this stock goes to the hos
pital Among his specific requests the
tcstator gives to his brother-in.law, Richard
M Janney, $4,000; to Sarah Il. Janney,
s.. 600: to Elizabeth S. Hopkins, widow OF
Joseph Hopkins, $4,000; to Lavinia Hop
k;ns. widow of Samuel Hopkins, $1,000; to
the children of Ezekiel Hopkins, Of Cecil
county, $1,000 Ito be divided equally among
them: TO the children of his cousin, Isaiah
Hopkins, $4,000 Share and share alike; to
the two unmarried daughters of Gerard
HOPKINS (of Joseph), $4,000; to Elizabeth
Hopkins, widow of Basil Hopkins. s., 900
TO John J., Barry This collector and AGENT,
$4,000; to his colored coachman James, the
horss in which he now lives, on French
street. aud Is 900; to Chloe (servant woman)
Al 600. and. to Charles (servant $4,000,
r. the Baltimore Manual-Labor School,
500 600: to the Maryland Institute for
the Academy of Design, $4,000; to the
HON, of the Friendless, $4,000, and to the
baltimore Orphan Asylum, on Stricken
street. $4,000. The various requests to
Johns Hopkins University and the Johns
Hopkins Hospital have been heretofore men,
toned. The University gets "Clfton"
1880 acres) and all the stock owned by MIR.
HOPKINS in the Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
the value of which is about $2,000,000. The
beouest to the University will exceed g $780,
600. The Hospital gets all the real estate
not disposed of by previous requests, and
all the bank stocks owned by the testator.
The bequest to the Hospital will exceed
IS, SOC, 600. 1t is provided In the will that II
any legatee is not satisfied and makes any
contest his legacy shall be forfeited. The
Hospital will take all requests that lapse by
death or failure to comply With the
conditions annexed. The trustees are
instructed 10 procure from the Legislature
additional powers, to the end that they may
provide for the care and education Of desti-
tute colored children. All the legatees are
released from any debts which they may owe
to the testator.I Each piece Of property Is
chargeable for the incum brances which may
belong to it, and they are not to be paid OUT
of the residuary fund. All of. the estate not
otherwise disposed OF" is to be divided be-
| tween the University and the Hospital, share
and share alike. Francis White, Francis L.
King, and Charles =. NJ. Gwynh are named
fixed at SIC, 600 for each. No commissions
are to be allowed. The, entire estate will
amount to .s10,o0O,00O, Of which the Uni
yesity and Hospital will get about 5000,
900, leaving $4,000, 600 to the other legatees
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