New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-21
THE COURTS.
M rosrpu p TuOupsoN,s WILL.

| DIP. JOSEPH p. THOMPsON'S WILL.
INTERESTING REQUESTS TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
The Rev. DIR. Joseph z. Thompson, who was
formerly pastor Of the Broadway Iabcrnace, an" WIN
died In Berlin, Germany recently. made DIS VIII y" 'y
o. 1870. This has been brought from Germany anu ~"
mitied 10 probate In tho surrogae's Office IL was si
Mt No 67 BehreB strasse Berlin and the executors ai
pointed under II are the decedent's brotheTs-ha"'
George W. Lane aud Charles :. Smith. The piO'lSo"s
and Language OF the will are characteristics i'' "'
portion OF the will reads as follows;
Tie last Will and testament OF Joseph Parrish lnonP
United states of America. row Of Beiiin III tne Ns
desire thaS my body should be buried in some qnet
decent spot IN tue pace wherever mae where The
usported across the sea - In the pace WIN Wv
tree falleh, there shall II De- 49,. ,,.o,o and n,e-
The ebony cane used by President Lincoln ana po J
satcd t me bv Mrs IIncOlu after ms death, 1--WE su
SraueafH TO ihe NewYork Historical socieiy. Itis
cane belonged first to Hopr1 Say 81 y nisssSi 5y
MN 10 tassius NJ Gay, OF Kentucky ny M 7" Iie'i-
dent Lincoln Ge ana b. By q 10 ny
loved TREND ana physica9 Dti Il a. 81 isi ri"s
mon in tour ranes. Roman LAMP Oi Chilethn Iti'
and the owl my lioraiy, to recall my sac e@
eve ld Deuneafh my nedaliIous Of GOe Ac am 'c',t
framed together. To Mrs. Mary '" O"thCul, =" 10 arc
for a. Y gtye and bfqueath ny Plrlht'', e.'...i
cong 10 The Next Centennial" and also Tor neI .as'
,t yni. cni on the banks Of the Jordan ana c"P'T"
vith head wAich fOnnd IN On ~, P,inh to
Mr. Sam DrllnI FORMERLY oi Grand Rapid hlch.'
ve aud b. guelfh tho Of 5000 marks lhN,steu III
Nm. Wei P.us.l.che Piauobrefc aud htld Tor me ny
NanIcI.,ohu & Cp OF Berlin; also my pcliits OF De-.
I,ovrD Bach, MozIt, &c iununn anu Mrhoe!''"nu
frarned fn-ctncr the pciu cs OF Jesus NfSt anu
Morse yaDDanf fe Rocher Win frames; ani also copy
- t, bn0k entitled Jrus al ltrcti, Tor htf u-H-
,cf Dora H. Bias. Dciand should nor survive me-
,llrrci tnnt these requests be equally of4sed anOuA
children ,.,-,... NJ c,i.,. .
native OF sandwich. Mass aud some time r'-li'h III
my own household, the sum OF 5000 10 hef own I't
The tesiaior gives tue American Oriental so'ieiy
such volumes OF my library p'rtainngt0 EgYp' ana
the East as ac officers OF said society snail srleci 10
each o. MS four chi dren he gives 100 Volumes 10 Ne
chosen from mis- library either by loo or ny some ann
cable arrangement among tnemsclyes.' Alter e"ihe
special requests pictures 70 the four Children tue
t-tator gives the OF his library, his pictures anu
works OF art, 10 his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth IT, THOMPSON
lie also gives 81 5000" III her own ugnt. 10 nis
SON Joseph J.. Thompson. 10 bis daughters, MIS- Ln'!
T. Hunt and Mrs. Mary T. Hunt and 10 his soh' "i"in
g. THOMPSON, he leaves $4,000 elch. He gives TcOO Ia
trust to the executors ~ Ds expended IN p"DsbhHa
yoinme of my speeches, essays aud papers prepared
since left New FORK, and my treatise On Religion as
Science"
All the rest The property left IN trust to the exc
utors who are to pay thereof annually 20 the
wife al her death the estate Is 10 be divided eQuaN
among the four children or tneir representatives