, 1879-05-13
LUCREYIA POND.

TIN Legacy ut tho tt1atnricnl Society,
The name Of L,,rrct!a Pond, OF rctcrsham,
Mnss., who rccently tlicd at tlse nge Vi %, Is
likely IL be pcrprtnate,l aiM her memory
tpndly cherished lY tho MANY recipients Ut her
generous bcauests. She was maiden lAtlv md
the last OF hcr family, and her estate is valued
Mt 1auut $t00,0O0. To her tculisius AMI her
unnts" she gaye "nlY E3,5GJ a,ltl suite family
kcepsakcs. To the children Of nlan reared 1T
her tAthrr's family ehe gnye 59500, aill $40 tn n
man w1.o 1lutl hcen tanned afer llcr brother ASA.
She gave llor farm OF 400 ncrrs to cr hlrIt nat,
IA Ellu said, ''on arroitnt OF faithful Ecrviccs
rendered for nAny ycnrs 10 myself nnd htstcr
Judith"
She ,nalc Charles II. liapEootl, formerly Of
this city, now Ut Ait]n, ILL.,, executor, trustee.
an rcskluAry 1cgatce Of her estatc, us sto says,
s'so express my gratitude To my o!1 friend Seth
IapgUo,l, ueceased, nt1il to his son Charlea II.
,Iap1oo.i, for the services rendered. myself and
sister Judttt, III thu caru md management of
U,ir property
Aside from the 'eeac!cs to private individuals
s,e nlatlc others, rs followa: 10 tho First Ton
grceafionat Churtl, Ut Pctcrsham slte gave
S.D00 to bc invested, md the proceeds used
equally tn dcfray the expenses ot kecnlng tho
churcs, III retufr md "tor the support Of liberal
Unitarian preaching"
TO the Tnun Of pctcrsllatn shc gave $1,000
one.thIstl OF which Is to be used Mt once In In.
proving md benuttfytng tho public cumctcry,
.lli g 600 t0 hs nvcstc1 By the tnwn, ntltl It's
fucntnu 10 be used fur t!lc bcnett OF tho town.
except go yeur. whcl, IL tu be used In keep
linz In order t1le monumental nnd lots In tile old
cemetery of the town.
~ the luwn of franklin sic gave $1,010 on
similar condittons,-sl0 OF tic lncomu to bc
used In It's cemetery III Keeping the grayestones
Of her dccuase1 frlcnda III order. Tu tlm Dean
Academy III franklin shs beuucathcd $l0UN.
To the Chcago Historical Society. she lnalu n
n,tincent bcultest, which Is expressed In the
will, 4 certified copy Of which llas been sent 10
tic Society, as follows: II live utni bcqncatlt
to the Chicago Historical Society, nf ChtraEn,
Cook County, ILL.,. my family. Bible, toretiier
request tilat tllc saino tnny bc carefully pre-.
turycd. And / utso giro nlnl bcquGath
to thu said Chicago Historical Society the pro-
cceds Of al niy real estutc OF every nnttlrc nntl
description which | now own In sn!n City nf
Chicago. And hereby direct my executor,
at public or private sale, as the officers Of said
Suctcty muy direct, !lul hereby authorize a,,d
empower my said executor to makc and Uxe-
cute lleed or dcels to convey .l.c sanle fully
as might ur could In my lifetlmo. This gift,
dovisc. Or brQnrst to said Chicago Historical
Society Is nnuc on tic express condition flint
said Society shall keep tho amount Of the snr,c
rs iunt!, whrrcos tho tncusne afouo shall be-
spent, mid thu: income shall be used Dnly in the
purchase Of books, pamphlets, nnd documents,
or pictures nnd paintings Of historical INTEREST,"
The property owned by Miss Pond Is situated
strcetst consisting vi eight lots. NIL unimrrovcd,
each 25xa00 feet, un,l worth between $50 and
500 foot {Hot over tllat), making the value OF
tue hcquest from Sic, 600 to $11, 700.