Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-04-21
IL iSliOD Johns Will.

Several pubnca,loas having bccu made rur-
porting to give the requests by the will OF the
late Bishop Johus, winch differ materially, our
Fairfax Court House correspondent sends US
the following true synopses OF the instrument
referred to:
He gives to his wife one thousand $50 u.
S. bond, as an expression OF his love, she
owning in her own ight Il comfortable prop
erty.
He gives two hundred acres of his Sudley
farm on West River, Md, to his sou, Arthur
s. Johns, but charges the same with the pay
1neut of an annuity Of $500 10 his daughter,
Nancy V. D. Mason.
He gives the residue OF the West River farm
~ his sou, Kensy JohuS, aud charg"s the same
with the payment OF an annuity OF $50 pay
able to his daughter, Catbariue Il. Peytpn.
70 his sou, Arthur s. Johus, he gives such
theolopical works a. he had collected since the
destruction of his library during the war, and
all his manuscripts, with strict directions that
no part of them be published
He beaueaths to his sob, kensey Johns, the
stock and farming implements on West River
farm.
To his daughter, JuIiana Johns, he dcviscs
Melveru, the farm ~ which he resided, COP
tanning between fitIy and sixty acres, and u Gin
ciunat bond of ) l. 900, a Pacific Railroad bond
of $500, and an Otange and Alexandria Rail,
road boud of 500, also small silver pitcher
given to him by MIR. Grenshaw.
To Mrs Cathariue Peytou he gives his 10
terest in the farm on which she resides near
Orange Court House, Va
To his daughter, Nancy V. D. Johns, he
gives 81 900 10 Georgia bonds and Sl,l0O Iu
u. s. bouus bis silver teaset also SILVER table
and tea Spoons, aud the annuity OF SlUO above
mentioned
To his SOD, John Johns he gives Sc 900 in
the bonds of the &. T. .. Canal Company.
TO his spn, Arthur 5. johns, he dcvlsos his
Baltimore city FIVE per CT. stock, AIN }untlng to
$500.
He gives his horse, Dorou, with carriage aud
harness to his wife, Angelina H. Johns.
His stock, farming utensils, with all his
household furniture, he directs to be divided
them, may agree.
The pictures of his father, d o,ner, aud him
self, he gives to his sou, john Johns.
Juhu Johns, r.
To his faithful servant, Albert, he gives $lO0.
TO his grand daughter, Jane j. Pcytou, he
gives $3.50 in o. s. 5 20 bond.
Any mouey t, his credit 10 the First NaIon-
al Bank at Alexandria, or 10 the Chcsa pcake
Bauk of Baltimore, or due as salary, or other
Wis.,, he directs to be used for paying his Iuncl-
al expenses and expenses that may b. Incur.
red 10 settling his estate, and if there is sur
plus be gives aud devises it to his daughter,
Juliaua Johns, whom he appoin.s and consi-
tutes residury icgatee.
By bis original will be appoints his soDs j ohm,
Kensey aud Arthur, executors, but by code
sll executed April lst, 1876. he revukcs this
appointment and names his friends Arthur
Herbert and Cassuis +. Lee, Executors, aud
my wish is that they, or such o0c of them as
may gu .Iify, shall not be required 20 give
other security than their Individual bDpd. "
PERSONAL The Conservatives of King and
Queen county, 10 public meeting assembled,
have unanimously adopted the following:
l. Resolvel, That we the Conservative voters
Of klul anu Queen county, in public meeting
assembled, do hereby fully endorse the course
of our distinguished representative from The
FIRST Congressional District Of Virginia in the
Congress of the Uulted States.
2 RESOLVED, That We recommend that NJ: j.
B. b. Uuugi4s be reuominated (by acclama.
tlou) by public meetings u the counties com.
posing the First District aud, therefore, we
deem Convention for that purpose unneces-
sary.