New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-23
BARON Voy sTEUB MS ESTATE.
ACTION TO BE BEGUN Ely A GRAND-NEPHEw TO RE
COVER THE PRoPERrY-A CURIOUS WILL

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON, Oct 22.-Thrre appears TO DC SONIC
probability that the name of Baron Won Steupeh
will become familiar to American ears through an
important suit which one Of his descendants, VINO
is a citizen of the United States, proposes to instl-
tute in the courts. A. L. Won euben, Jr, OF AHeh-
town. Penn, a grand-nephew of Baron Won o'eu-
ben. arrived in Washington to-day from
,be Yorktown Centennial, whittier he went
as one of the Nations guests. 1t appears
that some time ago Mr.. Won Stenben
became impressed with the belief that tn natural
heirs of the Baron were wrongrl in the DISPOSITION
of his pr pcrty after death and he began to inveS-
gate the subject. His first step was to write to the
Surrogate of the County of New-Yorl, TO ascertain
whcthcrthe original will of Baron Won Steuben could
he found The Surrogate after long search replied
bout month ago that Meth T the will nor any
record of it could be found in that Office An appI-
cation TO the Secretary of State, ut Albany, was
more successful for. although the original VIII
could not be found. cXemphiicaon of it recorded
at the time of probate was discovered. The will, ac-
cording to the record, is remarkable document,
reading as follows:
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEwYoEK, ]
TIE GRACE OF GnD,
FREE AND INDEPENDENTS, }
To al rhom these presents shall eomr or may concern S"
know VIZ that in The registry Of Court Of Probate
l., Frederick William Baron - dc s'eG 9,at:
this my last will and testament sufficient reasons nav
ing determined me 10 exclude nv relations IN Europe
adopt nv friends aud former als-dccamp, Benjamin
Walker and william North, as my children, aud make
h rein afterwar'l is otherwise disposcd OF. ~.
Ia conscggenSo thereof, 6elneh to he nad BG aG
the g0ld-nlted sword given by Congress To INC sad
william North bc1Ucath the silver il'ed sword ana
4 h,,N 4 ,,um m tlIp civ Ot Newly prk.
To John j Mugan beqncath the whole OF y library
maps charts and the sum Of two th'h.ing Ye nun
drrd dollars to complete il: each servants
Years wages; and besides this to my valet
lie cnarnbrr ali my wearing apparel But do
hereby that these lcgacics TO my servants are ON
the following conditions: That on my decrease they do
NOT permit any person touch my body, not even 70
change the shirt which die. bur that they wrap me
hoIrs after my dcccase bury me In such
SPOT shall before deccase Plat out to them and
snail be buried And lastly do give, devise and be,
qucath all the rest and residue OF my estate, reai
and PERSONAL after the payment OF my dr3ta ana
sscies Aforesaid, to aid BENJAMIN Walker ami Niiim
North. to hold them. their heirs executors ann adls
pointing said Benjamin walker aud william North
executors this my last VIII and testament, and revok
lug all former wills by me heretofore made.
New-York, February II, 1894. SrEuBHN.
signed sealed published and declared as the last Will
and the above tesla or in the presence OF
and and subscribed by Us, IN his presence
CHARLES ADAMS.
W. II. ROBINSON.
The real estate possessed by Baron Won Nteuben
consisted of large grant of land, made TO him by
the S ate Of New-York, a reward for his services
during t''e Revolutionary War of similar grant
of 1900 acres by Pennsylvania, ana Of
grant of 5000 acres by Virginia
The original States carried with them
as sovereign States the right dispose of their
settled land hence the real ownership of the grants
in those States will have to be decided there. But
on the reimbursement of the boundary lie of Vir-
nnia 10000 acres of the grant 10 Baron
Stcubcn were found to belong To Kentucky
while 10 600 acres OF the land were left 10y the sur
vey within the state OF Ohio, which contains public
land of which the Commissioner of the General
Llnd Office is ex-oiciO register and receiver IhcS"
10 900 acres in ohio were settled by land warrants
issued from the General Land Office under authority
OF the will-Or rather the authenticated copy OF The
wi-hlrd there.
The proceedings when begun promise 10 be Of un-
usual interest In regard g. that portion oi Baron
Won Steuben will directing wha disposition should
be- made of his body after death, Mr.. Won StcuDcn
SAYS that ~ a matter Of fact, the Haruna remains
were publicly buried about a mile from the lot
house in which h" died, and winch stood within
the boundaries of he grant of GOOO acres made TO
hun IN Oneida County by the state OF Nrw-iork Mr.
Won Steuben further says thai the funeral was At
tended By large curse of people. and that the
place of burial was marked by monument.