The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-19
Tho Prince ImpcriaIs VIII.

The text Of the Prince Impcral's will
has been produced for publication. 1t is
written in French. The following is Il
translation:
Done at Camden Place, Chisclhrst, the
2Gth day of Fcbrrary, 1879.
This is my will
|. die in the Catholic Apostolic and
Roman religion. in which | was born.
2. desire that my body shall be placed
near that cf my father, pending the time
when they shall both he transported to
where the founder of our house rcpuscs in
the midst of the French people, whom we
have. like him, dearly loved.
,. My last thought will he for my
country. 1t is for France that | would
wish to tlIr.
i. hope that my mother will preserve
for me, when am no more, the ailrclion-
ate memory which shall cherish for her
until my last moment.
$. Let my private friends, my servants
and the partsans of the cause which rep
resent be convinced that my acknowledge
mcnts toward them will only end with my
life.
6. shall die with sentiment of pro-
found gratitude toward her Majesty the
Queen CT England, toward all the royal
|
have received, during eight years, SO cor
dial II hospitality.
constitute my wcll-bclovcd mother, the
Empress Eugcnic my sole lcgatcc, she
being charged with attending to the follow
ing lcgaces:
leave 100000 francs to my cousin.
Prince j. n. Murat
| leave 100, 900 francs to NJ. lc Baron
Corvisart, in acknowledgement of his de-
vOton.
leave 10000 francs to Mile. dc Lar
minat, who has always shown herself SO at
tachcd to my mother.
leave 100, 900 francs to NJ. a. Filou.
my old tutor
leave 100, 900 francs to NJ. L. n. Con-
ncau; 100. 600 francs to NJ. N. Espinassc
100, 900 francs to Captain a. Bizot, my
oldest friends.
desire that my dear mother shall pay a
pension for life of 10000 francs to Prince
Il. l.. Bonaparte; a life pension of 5000
francs to NJ. Bachon, my old cqucrry, and
life pension of 250O francs each to
Madame Thicrry and to Uhlmann.
desire that all my other servants he
never deprived Of their situations
! desire to leave to Prince n. Charles
l'onapartc, to the Duke dc BassaiIr and to
NJ. Rouher three of the most beautiful
souvenirs that my tcstamcnary executors
shall Indicate.
desire to leave also to General Simmons.
| TO NJ. Strobe and to Monsignor Goddard,
three souvenirs that my tcstamcntary cx-
ccutors shall designate among the articles
of value that belong to me.
/ leave to Nj. II. PIetri my pin pointed
with stone (cat's cye), and to NJ. Corvi-
sart my pin Ocrlc rosc) to Mile. dc Lar
minat medallion containing the portraits
OF my father and mother; to Madame
LcDrcton my cnamclcd watch, ornamcntcd
with my cipher III diamonds; to Nj. NJ.
Conncau, Espinassc, Bizot, j. N. Murat.
~. Fleury, l., dc l}ourgoing and S. Corvi-
sart, my arms and uniforms, except the
last That may have worn, and that leave
to my mother
leave to NJ. D'Entraigucs pin mounted
with fine pearl, round in form, which was
given me by the Empress
beg of my mother to be 50 kind rs to
distribute to the persons who during my
lifetime have manifested attachment toward
me some jewels Or objects of less value
which may remind them of me
leave to Madame Ia Countess Clary my
pin mounted with fine clear pearl; to the
Due dc lIucscar, my cousin, my Spanish
swords. (Signcd) NAPOLEON.
The whole of this is written by my own
hand.
| have no need to recommend my mothc
to neglect nothing in order to defend the
memory of my great uncle and of my father.
l beg her to remember that, SO long as
there shall be Bonaparists the Imperial
cause will have representatives. The duties
of our house toward the country will not
cease with my life. At my death the task
of continuing the work of Napoleon | and
Napoleon III dcvolvcs upon the eldest son
of Prince Napoleon, and | hope that my
well-bclovcd mother, in scconding him with
all her power, will give us who shall be no
more this last and supreme proof of her
affection.
(SigncD NAPOLEON.
The Goth of February, 1879, at Chiscl-
hurst
nominate Messrs. Rouhcr and II. Pictri
executors Of my will.
Ny T.. Pietri,' I mean Franccschini
Pictri.) " f.....