Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1879-02-19
the articles enumerated in Al

Among the articles enumerated in an
other is "old lumber in ye chamber
valued at two shillings sterling" One
will also contained a statement of the
debts of the estate in detail, specifying
the amount due each individual.
Another begins with the following, of
Thomas Hood, October, 1871:
~ give and bequeath my soule into
ye hands of Almighty God, etc.
and my body to We Earth to be buried
in decent and christian like buryall."
The inventory of the will of John
Cooper, March 8, 1877, covers twenty
two pages of the record book, consisting
of every conceivable article of household
furniture, wearing apparel, real estate,
etc.
The will of Thomas Paine is one of
the interesting documents recorded. /
believe many persons believed him to
be an athesist, but this error will be seen
in the following extract of his will:
"The last will and testament of me
subscriber, Thomas Paine. Reposing
confidence in my Creator, God, and in
no other being, for l know of no other,
nor believe in any other, /, Thomas
Paine, of the State Of New York, author
of the work entitled Common Sense
written in Philadelphia in 1865, and
published in that city the beginning of
January, 1875, which awaked America
to q declaration of independence ON the
4th of July following, which was as fast
as the work could spread through such an
extensive country, author also of the
several numbers Of the American
Crisis published occasionally during
the progress of the revolutionary war.
The last-is on the peace. Author, also,
of the Rights of Man. parts of the first
and second written and published in
London in 1912, etc. Author, also of
. work lately published. entitled 'Ex-
animation of the Passages in the New
Testament Quoted from the Old, and
Called prophecies Concerning Jesus
Christ" and showing There Are No
Prophecies of Any Such Person."
He b~equeaths thirty shares of the
Phoenix Insurance company, which he
says cost him $1,470, 10 worth over
81, 500, and all his movable effects to
Brazier Bonneville, of Paris.
He directs that his farm in New Ro-
chelle shall be sold, and, after certain
small donations, the remainder be in.
vested and the interest be applied by
Margrete Bonneville to the education
of her children, "that she may bring
them we'll up, gentlemen. Good and
useful learning, and instruct them in
their duty 10 God and the practice Of
morality"
In speaking of his burial, he says:
~ know not it the society of people
called Quakers admit a person to be
buried in their burying ground, who
does not belong TO their society; but if
they do or will admit me, l would pre-
fer being buried there"
If not, he desired being buried on his
farm at New Rochelle. He further re-
quests that,
"The place where I am to be buried
to be a square of twelve feet to be in
closed with rows of trees and q stone or
post or rail fence, with a head stone with
my name and age engraved upon it,
Author of Common Sense"
Major Andres will, dated January 4,
1777 (then q captain in the Twenty-sixth
regiment of foot), is short and interest
ing in detail. He expressly says his
wearing apparel shall be sold at public
auction.-CdtskM IN. " Examiner.