New-York tribune., 1877-01-09
THE WILL.

|, Cornelius Vanderbilt, of the City of New
York, 30 make and publish my last Will aud testament
) follows:
First direct my executors, Immediately after my
decease, pay my beloved wife, Frank A. Vanderbilt,
the sum of 100000, bonds Of tie United Of
America OF the per loan, under the Of Con-
gress approved March g. 1864, commonly know
fJrty bonds, at par IN performance Of the anenuptal
contract made by and between and the said Frank
A. bearing date the 10th day OF August, 1909 whereby
agreed that, IL she should survive me my widow,
my executors administrators should, Immediately
after my death, pay TO her 100000 in the nrst mort
ga re bonds of the NewYOrk and Harlem Railroad Com
pany at par and she agreed 10 waive and release all
dover in my real estate and all right, title. and interest
in and my personal estate, except such OF $780,
600 Of bonds This direction or bequest is condition
that my said wire do accept the perfO nance Of
my part OF said antenuptial contract and in lieu Of
dover in any and all real estate Of which may have
been seized at any time during my arriage with her,
and Of all claim upon share in the persona estate Of
which may die possessed except hereinafter
pressly bequeathed 10 her.
also give, devise, and beQucath to my said wife,
Frank A. the house and lot No. 10 WashnstOnpace, in
the City OF NewYolk, with the appurtenances and also
the satuary therein contained, for aud during her nat
ural life. also give and bequeath 70 her, absolutely. all
the furniture, plctures and other household articles
which may be in appurtenant to said house at the
time OF my decease, including books, musical nstru-
ments plate and all other chaels Of that kind but
ceptiug the portraits of my mother and my deceased
wife, which two portraits give to my grandson, Cor
neus Vanderbilt, jr., Of my son william H.. and
upon the deceasc OF my said wife glve devise and be-
queath the said sta,uary my SAID grandson, Cornelius.
said house and lot my said SOD, William H. in
fee.
also give and bequeath to my said wife two carriages
and pair OF carriage horses and the harness appur
tenant thereto, to be selected by her from those
at the time OF my decease.
REQUESTS TO HIS CHILDREN.
Second give ard bequeath unto my five daughters
-Phebe Jane wife Of James ". Cross Emily, wife Of
william K. Thorn; Maria Louise, wife OF Horace r.
Clark deceased; Sophia, wife Of Daniel TOrrance and
Mary Alicia widow OF " Bergasse La Bau, deceased
for their use 81 100000 Of the registered bonds Of
the Lake Shore and Michigan Souths 4 Railway Com
pany OF 900 each, dated Dee. l. Is s. payable Dee l,
l503 being part OF issue OF not exceeding S2 0OO
secured by mortgage the railroad Of said company
10 the Union Trust Company Of NewYOrk, dat Il Oct.
Is, 1873 also 81 900 OF the consolidated 20
bonds OF the New-York and Harlem Railroad Company
payable May l. 1900. with interest semi-annually
per cent per annum, and secured by mortgage
the railroad Of said company to the Union Trust Com
pany of NewYork dated May |, 1872 making together
81 800 900 OF bonds, which direct 10 be divided by my
executors among my i've daughters before ramed. in
equal shares as conveniently be done after
my decease
Third give and bequeath unto the trustees herein
after appointed $l4O0000 of the tenf0rty bonds Of tho
United States Of the per loan described
in first clause of this will, III trust for the and
purposes hereinafter set forth. viz:
In trust set apart and hold 100000 Of said bonds,
and the interest thereon it accrues and pay
the TO my daughter Mrs. EheiInda Allen wife
OF Daniel D. Alen for aud during her natural fe for
her separate and upon her separate receipt, being
my will that she shall have power anticipate such
income transfer dispose OF her right
the any part thereof And upon the deeease Of
my said daughter Ethelinda, give and bequeath the
last mentioned 100000 Of bonds unto her children
who may survive her. and the lawful OF any of her
children who may have died before her. such issue 70
take the share shares which their parent parents
would have taken living and in default Of her leaving
any lawful her surviving give and bequeah the
bonds after her decease my resduary
| legatee hereinafter named.
The said trustees hereby directed to act apart
of the bonds this clause bequsathed to them the
ther sum 100000 Of such bonds and to hold tho
same In trust tO The interest thereon and pay the