New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-03-25
THE WILL OF JAMES LENOX
MOST OF HIS WEALTH GIVEN TO A SISTER.

MOST OF HIS WEALTH GIVEN TO A SISTER
SMALL REQUESTS TO THE OTHER SISTERS AND TO
NEPHEws AND NIECEs.
The will of the late James Lenox by when
MS immense estate distributed was offered Ior pro-
bate in the surrogates once yesterday The VIII ap
pears 10 have been written by the tesator himself anu
the handwriting and language are peculiar foHoWlng
are It's provisions in full
In the name of God, amen. I James Lenox on tic tic
CITY OF New-York do make and declare this to be my
last will and testament: According 70 tne ancSnr'
good and laudnbe custom OF which my heart anu % -
standing recognize the propriey Ibequeath my s0n 70
God hoping for His mercy through the only mIlts ~
my Lord and Saviour, Jesus christ trusting tnao w h
the sanctfylng influences or Ills Holy Spirit he mas
made it in some measure meet for HIS presence ana
Frst-I constitute and appoint my sister, Henrietta A.
Lenox OF the said City of NewIork to be sole eAec"'
seeond-Whereas the Legislature Of the State Of New
York by an act passed on the 2Oth day OF January III
the year 1870. upon my Application ao vi The
certain persons therein named under tue ute % 4hc
TONED In the said act; and whereas the sum OF S0ooOO
mentioned in the said act has been ASSIGNED au
ferred to the said the trustees Of the IeuOH L'pN, uu
site for said library building has also oeeh conNeHe'
20 them hut the said library building IS NOT
nor have the manuscripts. printed BOOKS eng
and maps, statuaIy, paintings ort"inEs ".u ~ a.
works OF art mentioned in the sad act heen actually
lyered 10 the said trustees Now therefore, IN ".ut
TO remove all doubts which may arse ~ case tne sal'
library building sa mO re arI epor NV SAID cx
ecuirX, in the sum mentioned IN me sau NJ ~ W
eynended i'm The erection OF the snd library building
and furnishing the including also any oiher sums
of money which may have given III addluoh pelolc NY
death should not be suf cieut for the purpose acfe
said 10 exncnd ont OF estate such further sums OF
money may lit To complete SAID ouhdiuS anu
20 furnish the same IN suitable manner ana CIV
and be0ueath TO said trustees Of the LenoX Library
my MANUSCRIPTS and other articles mentioned 10 saiu
act, and direct my said exeeutrlx to 9evef h 1 y,
said trustees when and as soon as said library DuIug
shall be in condition receive thefn excepting always
such family portraits aud books as my sara eEeeuIIn&
shall choose TO reserve for herself ana retain ID AC o"
Yhrd-I give and bequcath to my niece, Elizabeth s.
Maitland tae daughtel OF my qeeeasod s'tei IN 70
Janet = Belknap. the daughter OF my sl1 Neoe4s.u
sister. the or 10000 and give ana beqleaa %
Robert L. Maitland the son Of my said deceased sIsief'
foyi5Oi i've and be0ueath 10 Robert T. Rank', The
son Of my deceased sister Isabella H. Banks the sum
OF $4,000 give and beqnealh 10 James T. Ba96s' Tie
son OF Wy sa9 save ag 10 Ko6t KcGcy The
son OF my sister Rachel C. Kennedy widow OF David 5
Ksunedy, late of the same place deceased the sum oi
daughter Of said sister Rachel the sM ol $1,000
daughter OF MY said sister Rachel the OF $4,000
Sirh-I give ana 6sGpeah to my s Isl NAT H.
burg. in the County OF Dachess anu state OF
Seren-f give aud heoucath 70 my sister, Aleihea l.
Donaldson, the wife of james Donaldson 81 New II nm
burg, IN the County ana Siatc aoies'nu' inc sum u
TiSktf-I give and bequeah the following sums Of
each OF my said Dr0tnersnaw John Fisher eaie anu
James Donaldson, the sum OF $4,000 Second-Jo Aaron
L. Belkna o. the husband OF my niece, janet belkutp
herenbefore named, the sum OF S4VVO' Ihlu-lo
Janrs Bearer now and for many years past; 5Ving III
LIVING in my employment Tor many yeats Tie sum ui
$500 Letiua Hanson, now ana Tor long ne pas I,
living In nv ehOd. the OF 5000; and 70 Sarah
Ann Hanson her sister, also living III my family the
sum of $3.50.
Ninth-It is my will and intention that the several
sums OF money above beQueathed shall be raised ana
pad by said eXecutrX az soon after my oecease as
Can done and any OF the Aforesaid persons 10 whom
] have hereby bequeathed any portion OF my estate
thall DEPART this life before deccase, then such por
ton of my said estate bequeathed TO him or her 80
diving shall the death OF every such person revert 10
and form part Of residuary estate 20 be disposed OF
hereinafter directed with respect 20 my said rcsdu-
ary estate
Lasly-I give devise and bequeeth TO my said above
named sister and eXecutrix, Henrietta A. l%noX. and
Eers, executors, administrators and assigns Tor
ever, the winch reside and the stable at
faehed with thing contained in belong
ing apperaDng them and all the rest and residue
and remainder Of the real and personal estate whHtso
ever aud wheresOever of which may die seized or los
ressed or which NAV auy manner be entitled.
III witness whereof have hereuntO subscribed my
name and affixed my seal lh.s l4th day OF Nav IN the
wear of Our Lord, 1870. (signed) JAMES LENOX.
The witnesses are James S. Hupgns, Walter Edwards
.r., and Hamilton Odel.