The New York herald., 1877-11-17
DR.. PAINE'S WILL.


A REMARKABLE DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY
THE ESTATE OWEN TO HARVARD UNI
vERsITY.
The viii OF Martin Paine n. D., L. D., late pro-
lessor in the University of the Ciy Of Now York.
offered for probate In the Surrogases Court yesterday
The will, which contains remarkable provis ons.
Is written by the testator large quarto letter paper
numbering 100 pages, and 10 bound very elegantly In
tratve OF tho Old and New Testaments, and tho
first cover Is the inscription, ''My Will; Martin
Paine" on the title page IL printed tho words
.lndex Rerum." Then follow Ave articles OF specil
Of what tho will contains, with great many
sections and sub-ssctions added shoreto. Tho viii
directs that he be buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery
Cambridge, Masa, and that the monumontal tomb
stone to erected shall be inscribed as foiows:-
Martin Paine, N. d. LII. D.. Professor OF the lnsti
Of Medicine aud Materia Medica OF Therapeutics
in the medical department OF the University OF New
York from tho year 1s4i 10 -; author of numerous
elaborate works upon medicine and OF works upon the
soul aud defence OF the Mosaic narratives OF Tho
creation and the food. Born July g. l794 Died -.
Article two contains some pretAtory remarks, in
which he says that he would have bequoathed his
estate his sister and other relatives, that no
ioels it to be his duty to convey tho world an IN
dubable manifestation OF parental love tor his late
son, Robert Troupe Paine, ard his confidence in
moral religious and benevolent principles, by appro
prating tho estate In the Of his son. the nd
vancemen Of tho best public interests OF those
protected his memory against the aspcfsions that
his sons c sacrificed through any other failing
than tnat oil temporary insanity inherited from his
maternal ancestry. He therefore rcvokes ali other
wills
He states that thcre are however extant about 1ity
bound copies OF extracts IRON Will executed by HIM,
November Is, 1858, which were Designed for pubhc
brures ana which +, nccs 10 the principal
tnt,ta he wi m al IL
formabe to those c0pies AMI the pubisned extracts
viii subserve tue original purpose. HIS sister aud
otner relatives are IN the enjoyment OF ample ueais
happily for them, and tna his property has been ac
CURED by hts nard and hdomtubio aoors, and ny
tho sacrifice OF the common recrcations OF society
during his professional iife Tor nearly hall century.
HI then lisposcs OF his property as ioliows-
REQUEsrs
He gives all his property 10 the President and Fol.
lows OF Harvard College, wth the exception OF certain
special bequess for the bonedl OF tho college.
Tne property Is TO 90 kept separate from all other
iunds oi the college, aud all the accounts relating
thereto shall be kepLin Manuscript books and where
other accounts shall be entered, and which books
shall DO oi folio size consist VI not less eight
quircs and 70S pages of substantial paper and sub
santay bound. aud shall be lettered upon the back
with the name Of Robert Troupe Pune
THE PROPERTY.
His properly consists OF awelling house, No SO
East Fourth street. tue furniture all the books with
lew exceptons onesxth par. Of the college grounds
and buuing ot the medical department ol tnS
sity OF the Cty OF New York, IN Fourteenth street.
winch IN 1853 amounted TO 81, 500 On tbs margin OF
the will II states that this latter S4, 800 divided
and settled III the year 1861 Ho also is possessed
OF sixteen unimproved lots IN Paterson, N. j. These
are also stated marginal note 10 have been sold
In 1866. He also Is possessed OF $1,000 IN Treasury
bonds Of one description 81, 600 IN BONDS OF another
description and interest TO the amount 900 in the
Mississippi. LOUISIANA ana Arkansas Land Com pany
and in crest in the Wills OF his wife anu which
were pad 10 him; also interest," Of twelve por
an th. sales OF his s.Insttules oil Medclne' mar
ginal note thus entry states that this twelve per
cent interest was surrendered to Messrs Harpers the
publishers He also Is the secipient ol ten cents on
each copy sold OF his "Materia Medica and rhera.
peutics"
He directs the investment OF his estate and tho
money, whom received, as foIlows:-The money is not
10 be used the income is So 900; and iu order
that result he directs that placed ut
pound interest. Tho OF $4 500 Is to be directed
10 the support Of sixteen scholarships our from each
class OF Harvard College. The scholarship is to DO
W tharawn IRON any student who IS known 10 be of
I'm IA oral principles and vicious habits These scholar
snps to be known as the Robert Troupe Painc
The sum OF u, 900 Is 10 be Invested an
nuay TOR the promotion 0f knowlodgc at large and
10 contribute TO the dignity ana general interest OF
the college by means OF prizes. Five thousand
cunuIated this 900 S to be given 10 tho author
oi the best trease on subject to be selected by
com nlttce OF the college The tle OF the prize 10
be- "Robert Troupe Paine Prize Tor the year." These
treatises TO be printed aud sold. and the money
invested until It reaches So 900, and this is to DO
or tho benefit OF the President the college, and
called "tne Presidents Fund" The subjects oil tho
prize treatses are designated as ioiiows:L The re-
g,ous condition Of the nations Of tho earth. z. Conn
mercc. j History and progress Of medicine. 4. The
conaition OF civil society. O. general work on IN
organic chemistry. D. geueral work matcrla
medca aud therapeutics. !. Agriculture 8. Political
economy. O. Physiology. 10. generally view OF naiu.
philosophy. IL he relationship o the sciences 10
the useful arts IL Retrospective view of tho
Ao makes also provision Tor $500 to be
spent purchase OF books Tor the college library
zach book is to have "Robcrt Troupe Paine inscribed
upon It, He sets aside 5000 ior an accumulated iund
keep up the aggregate amount o the original IN
come oI s. Ou0
Tho Will concludes by statement that hc has no
doubt that the bequcsts Will be accepted but that he
s insensibe tact that the OF the
will may trouble, and that The college may
consider that the undertaking is Incompatible with
engagements, and may decline TO receive it. In
that event the properly u to DO given TO the Uni-
versty ol Vermont, under the same conditions, or.
IN Of that university being consolidated with
any other university, II is 10 be gwen TO The consoli-
dated university.
Tho President Of Harvard College, George c. Anthem
and Rev. /. Anthon named rs executors The
will Is dated Apr2 2s, 1864. In coacii october
IS, 1877, he Ills executors Dr. John Z. Dra-
per. Ksv. Edward Anth0n and President Eliot, Of
Harvard.