New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-11-17
THE COURTS.
DIR. MARTIN PAINE'S WILL.


A CURIOUS AND CHARACTERISTIC DOCUMENT
One of the most curious OF the documents
mat have been fod the Surrogate's oice recently is
tie vii, OF the late Dr. Martyr Paine, which was placed
an file YESTERDAY IL % an elaborate document, written
in the doctors own hand han lsomely bound volume
containing more than 100 Tlc pages are careful
Is ruled pencil. The front cover ~ the book contains
~, yoris i'm ,-ilt: my Wil-Nartyu Pane" Tho vol
uc was brought the sdrrogates Office carefully rolled
in paper and upon the covering was written vcral
times: MS Will"
The win itself "a preceded by IN Index Rerm," ana
Is clrefv divided into articles aud sections II is dated
April -. 1854 A cclic bears dlte Nav s, ISL.
Tile disposition OF the property IS detailed with graf
minuteness, aud the changes which have taken
place in certain parts % the property since the VIII WAS
drawn Indicated by foot notes. Section l. OF Article
l. directs that Dr. Pdncs remains be buried near those
Of his family in a lot owned by Inn i'm Mount Auburn
Cemetery, Cambridge, Mass The following inscription
isto Dee placed upon the monument:
MARTIN Paine, b. d.. Ill -, Professor OF tho insfi-
~. IN fns medical iepartneut OF the University "
~, of New y lt from tna year 1871 u tn year ,
an aor oi nun r,Gs elaborate books uoon ~ ilen. an
SsO,rks upon the s,1l and in defence ~ the M1snc
f,as oil creation and the FLOOD boIa Juiy 3, 1874;
~ second article begins with Predatory Rrmarls,"
n which Dr. Paine saws tat he would give his property
~ , sister and relatives. did he not feel It his duty to
convey 20 the world an nduhahe manifestation OF ms
love for his son, Robert Troup Paine by apnropriilng
a., estate ga the sons name. the best public Inter
fef.
mar his life was sacrificed thr'uch any other
fsg,- than temporary insanity, inherited from "a
,,tarnal ancestor lie anuul- the viii dated November
H. 1.53 of which ne savs. there arr h,y bound coNS
intended or public libraries but the ent VIII DINERS
nom that 10 having greater simplihcaton HIS rei-
t,, De declares, not m "uaccs-itous CONDITION
ans ms property earned by his own httl ald Nhe
ri,ti0s Hhcl, and with the saerhc, ~ many comforts
AMI moss 0f the common rccrr0tious or society.
b fy,s to "a, rrtsicni ana Follow OF Harvard
A.. 30 IN fl -lr. so f1.
mus , kept n maul,eart books in which DO other re-
, F,.l book nus- he .f folip size consisting
a. chi qlres l76s plgcl of suSt 'util "a er ana SUI
sarfiav b.un aud npou the hack must be eticred Inc
nome 81 Robert lrou1 Paine l"' rn I Will its
an .nt,rcsf of 81 900 m DC Mississippi Iols'na ana
by DIS wife nd SON. an 1ter> "i 10 cents on et3n CVy
sold n his Matr~9 Nadc1 and IhcraeHtc,, MS pro-
f,sso.al accounts, bank dep sis, MN rails, med
h,rnfluu medical Cora. paint d ny DIS VIC ec. M
racts how the property shall be invested ana SyS l
81 shall not be used until the income amounts TO SoVoO
e income Of tho property Is to be used in ho follow
in- ..uu.r: s. 500 VIII support sixteen '1o' ST. I5 IN
trt college. fOTr Tor each class ihes" ~ he "iienf'"h
on account 1T ia.rne,' 1AoI2hy OF VICIOUS nii 10
The part ~ re rcnicnts T1ev are 10 DE c'r , l
Robert Ir'up p iiue 5cA9lr- ips Icon H ii
doarf are o. bc invested or he promote" o , .,o
esags (Which. with the exception OF the med
icu subjects. may Doe cluiScD ae ttl
lana Commerce; History of I'M ProgresS aud Useful
ues, of Nedicile The Const tuition OF Cvh S,eirI
Wo-rulon Natcria Nrdict AND rhempeut cs; As,irn-
fur. lno Science Of P0lUcal Economy; WORK on
Human Psychology A General View o. Natural Ph.ios-
oiav; relationship OF tne Sciences 70 the G ,,,l
Tlr tlc purchase OF books for tie COLLEGE
library $500 Is bequ-allct. AMI 5000 Is set as.do
ar1guu. that bis sons name small NOT Toe Co'i0undcl
Vitn tat of Robert rrct Faua, ana directs mat tne
f.,'r Ill always Dc gwen in fun f. case the pges-
don't and fellows u Harvard College 40 not accent IN
h.4l.,>. Doc gives al the property 90 the I1'vaiy d.
Viuouf up 10 g!utcver Institution that University may
b, CONS l3tel with NrOus special brQnr>iS are gPen
t. DBL, relatives and friends, M oe.ns Sne med VITA srt
oae. The Will he saws, is The sllt OF MANY ears OBJ
Cebert.uu Apr udi % 10 IL aote 90 ms 'Nrcut''s
d.l-I Oco1er -, 1877. 1ue executors are Jofn q
Draper. EIWard AathOl and President EIO,, o. Harvard
College.