National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-03-26
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An aestsset q n. SsnAe1 vtl has bss. pap.
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interest The Wits vriiese Wholly By hinsslf
IN han1vsitilg q eaes bell. slsar ane dactanes.
i Eeeh pags beam Ais qGnatars. tie name De!ne
written In Tie lower s16ht-hand corner, snef tns
manner o. he cid style books. and syioentiy
written % each page vas Anished. Ihe snsses
are bsund tsesthsr Ut the top BY oeneets
porple ribbon. Mo- blot or srssurs oiseefn-
ible % Tie pagea n 10 a. follows
4 1. bsqusash 70 HnSy ". Loagfeilew, Francis
v. Baloh and Edward I. Pisrce, % trustees. al
4 ny pspSrs manuscripts and lsetoroooks, b do
with them what they think beet, with power 70
destroy them, to distributs them in some public
library, o. 70 make extracts non them for pabli-
cation.
4 bsqusash 70 tie trustees abovsnentioued
eaoooof % much - may b needed to complete the
edition Of my spsschss and papers, should tho
same b unfinished 1t ny death. II d hoped that
no part Of this am VIM BE- NODDED.
| b IbsqnsatA % The liosaFy Of Harvard college
my books and Autographs, whether fn.Washing-
ton Or Boston, with the EMBARRASSING thst dupli-
eatss OF wofks slrssdy belonging TO the college
library nay b sold o. exchanged for its benefit
& bsqnsatA to TIE city Of Boston. for the art
mussan, ~ ptcturss and engraving. except the
picture known u ths Miracle Of the Slave, with
L - e>JesSssso soos INV uoEt0Ss UuoiA Wv Wae1
then what thsy think best, disposing Of al for the
bsneAt ths museum.
& bsqussth to my friends Of many years,
Henry w. Laagfsllow and Samuel @. Howe, my
bfonses, to b divided between them; also to
Henry ". LonGgfsllow the Pyschs and that bust
Of the young Augustus, IN marble, to my friend
Joshus r. Smith the picture known - the Mira
Gle Of the sisvs; and 70 the city Of Boston, for
the art museum, the bust Of myself BY Crawford,
IN ~ dvpfns n,vv Jsik "a nnv,A ID roso
.. beqasatAsto the daughters Of Henry ".
Lonsfsllow e4oeo also 70 the daughters Of Samuel
@. Howe q 900, and to the daughters Of james +.
Furness, Of Philsdelphia, o2,oo0, which ask
them to accept tn token Of my gratitude for the
friendship thar parents have shown me.
I. bsqusath 10 Hannah Richmond Jacobs, only
surviving sister Of my mother, an annuity Of ESQ.,
70 b paid By my executor, for the remainder Of
her Life.
direct my executor to make all provision
for perpetual care Of my mothers lot 1t Mount
Auburn.
Q. bequeath to the president and fellows Of
Harvard College 900 In trust for An annual
prize for the begt dissertation by any student Of
the college or any Of IT, schools, Undergraduate
or graduate. On universal peace and the methods
BY which war may b permanently Suspended. I
do this 10 the hope Of drawing the attention OIL
Students to the practicabilty Of organizing peace
done. cannot doubt that the same modes Of de-
cisiop which now prevail between individuals, b.
tween towns, and bstwssn smaller communities,
may b extended to 6ations.
!. 10. All the rss4uY Of ~ estate, real and psr- |
son.l, : bsdusath Ind 4sviss to my executor in |
trust, 70 b sold q such time and In such way a.
he sha think best, the proceeds to b distributed
in two equal moietiss q follows: OnS moiety to |
b Peia my sistsr, Julia hastings, wife Of John |
Hsstlhgs, Of San Franeisco, California, for her |
sole and exclusive use, or should she die before
me, THEN In equal portions to her three dsushtsn
or the survivor each potion to be for the sole and
exclusive use Of sueh daughter. The other moIety
to BE- paid ID the president and fellows ofHarvard
college, Up trust, for the benent Of thu college |
library, my desire being that the income should |
g applied 70 the purchasing q books relating to
RS ,iai Sss sas ss' n a :s,sa IT,
si.liy the library, am Eeyszasd by the outsiders
and having few Of my 6&p, ! as7S failed on the
liprazsl q and thPsolle libraries; 50 that
what 6oW DO Is only return for what Ihavs
freely received. ..-
Il. appoint Francis Y. Balch executor of this
will, and desire that the trustees Of my .papers
may be exempt from giving bonds.
In testimony whereof hereunto set my hand /
this second day Of September, 1878. at Boston.
CHARLES SUMNER.
Signed and published by the administrator as
his last will and testament, before u.s. who in his
presence and in the presence Of each other, have |
at Lis request set cur names as witnesses.
II. ]. EDwARDs.
GEORGE A. BuLLIH.
JOHN E HEcKTKR.
F.V. BALoH.