The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-25
LINSLEYISsTITUTE.
Extract from Noah LinsIey's VIII I'm
Relation Thereto.

Inssmuch rs the project of securing the
building known ms the Llnsley Institute
tor high school purposs- ls al present re.
ceiving some attentlrn. we publish the
following from No4G Lirslrys viii,
proven al the April term OF he court
OF Ohio couHty IN the ear 1914, which
will be of interest, ~ It has direc.
bearing on the subject;
II request that n conveyance tor the
lots and ground ton Main street IN the
city of WheeIingl aforesaid, or so much
thereof as may be purchased shall b"
made to the SAID SamUe, Sprigg Esq 10
trust for the benefit and use of the Ian
castrisn School, the buildings OF which
To be thereon erected ~ hereinafter pro.
vIdcd
Il devise to Samuel SPrigs and Moan
Zane, or the survivors of them Ur their
executors, my farm IN the county %! Ollo
and State OF Virgins, wherein lgnatlus
Gold now lives; also my farm IN tha SAID
county wherein Absi Norton now lives,
together with all my stock and farming
utensils thereon, TO the said Samuel
Sprigg and Nosh Zane, or the survivor
OF them or their heirs or executors tor
ever, IN trust tor the use, benefit and ad-
vantage of the Lsncastrian schoo', 70 be
established in the town OF Wheeling, As
hereinafter mentioned.
ain order TO carry into effect my lnten-
ton for the establishment OF n LancastrI-
an school in the town OF Wheeling, a.
aforesaid, it is my request that Samuel
= do
make application to the Legislature
OF Virginia Tor Ill act VI Incorporation
of trustees for such Institution, and upon
such act being passed, that AL the funds
herein given and devised for the u-'
thereof shall be- conveyed and delivered
over by the said Samuel SPri--- AMI
Noah Zane o. such trustees ~ may De-
appointed by or under the provisions OF
such act 10 be held by them and their
successors forever, Tor the purposes and
benefits of the institution; and n the
meantime. il no such net can be obtain
ed, it is my will that al the funds herein
given and devised for the benefit OF such
school be held by the said Samuel Sprigg
and Noah Zane in trust rs aforesaid, for
the use of such Lancastrlan school, and
only such, ss may be established IN the
town of Wheelia. upon sucn principles
n. they or the survivor OF them may APP
prove; ard the said Samuel Sprigg and
Noah Zane, OF the survivors OF them, are
hereby authorized and empowered to sell
the farm aforesaid on which Gsdd lives,
or any part OF it they or the survivor
may think necessary for the purpose OF
erecting y building tor said school.
The devise OF my farm hereinbelore
mentioned, wherein Abel Molten lives, Is
made subiec. to this reservation, that ;n9
said Molten Is to be permitted to remain
on said farm for seven Year from this
spring, upon the same terms n be ras
heretofore bad il. After the paymr.-
OF all my debts and the iegac;es herein
before given, all the balance OF money
arising from my estate, reai or personal
not otherwise disposed of, ! allow 10 BE-
held by Samuel Sprlgg and Noah Zane
in trust, for the benefit ana use OF the
LancaStrian School, 70 be established IN
the town of Wheeling as before mem
toned, to be held by them NJ the same
manner rs the other funds hereinbctore
devised to them tor that purpose, and In
like manner to be paid over, or the
balance thereof urexp5nded, to trustees
appointed under al act OF the Assembly
for incorporation, if such act of ncorpo-
ration shall be procured, and in such case
to be then held and used BY such trustees
and their successors forever, Tor the use
of SUCH institution"
The above IL dated March p 1914
and is signed by Noah l,iusley AS prircI-
pal, and Dan'l Smith Joseph Caldwell.
and John List, jr n witnesses.