The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-02-10
Will Of Mrs. Lpuis:, L. MIcGuire.

Will Of Mrs. Louisa l.. NIciuire.
STATE OF LOUIsI ANA
PARISH OF OUACHITA,
I, Louisa l.. Mcclure, being of sound
mind, but now afflicted in body, do
make and cause to be written for me,
this my last will and testament, here
by revoking all other wills previously
I. give and bequeath to Aunoritta
Williams, during her natural life, the
use and usufract of my house and lot,
being my residence in the city of Mon
roe, and at her death to be and become
the property of her daughter, Angelina
Mcclure Williams. further give to
said Annoritta Williams the net rev.
enues of my plantation on Bayou De-
Siard for the year in which my death
may occur. further give and bequeath
to Annoritta Williams the use and usll-
tract of my beds, bedding, furniture,
silver ware, birds, cattle, mules, wag-
ons, etc., at my home place, during her
natural life, and at her death to be the
property of her two daughters, Angel
ina Mcclure Williams and Lucinda
Williams.
III. commend especially to the care
of Annoritta Williams and her two
daughters, above named, my faithful
servants, Phillis and Harriet Cook,
and desire that their necessary wants
be supplied. I also commend to their
kind protection my old servant, Ada
Raymond.
III. I give and bequeath to Western
Star Lodge No. "a f. and A. Masons of
~ Pho S01vy MI nknt n<a
Siard, in the parish of Ouachita, desir-
ing and bequeathing that after the pay
ment of the first years revenue, after
my death, to Annoritta Williams, as
directed in item one, and the securing
Of a home for Eliza Vinson to the value
of five hundred dollars, that the net
revenue of said property be used by
said lodge for the support and edu:a-
ton of the necesltous widows and
orphans of deceased Masons within the
Jurisdiction of said lodge. I further
give and bequeath to Western Star
Lodge No. "a, the diamond pin, given
by the late Mr.. Pargoud to my hus-
band, II. +. Mcclure, the lodge to
shall see proper.
~. I give and bequeath to Laura
Kennison, wife of Nj. Kennison, of
New Orleans, the vacant lot I'm the city
of Monroe, on the Ouachita river,
below by the lot and residence of Mrs.
Bendette Ray; and also give Mrs.
kennison the money Q think SG5.OO)
which recently handed to her to buy
for me u plain china set, and in the
event that she has made the purchase
and I not recovered, I give her the set
itself.
V. I give to Julia Strotter, wife of
j. T. Strother, the vacant lot on the
| east side of Walnut street, in rear OF
my residence, and also the note of her
husband, J. T. Strother, in my favor
! for three hundred dollars.
| vi. give to Elisa Vinson all my wear
ing apparel, and $500 out of the revenues
! of my plantation on Bayou DeSiard,
| to be paid by Western Star Lodge No.
"a, and for the purpose Of securing for
Eliza Vinson house for herself and
children.
VII. I give and bequeath to the
Mayor and City Council of Monroe the
lot and brick office on Wood street, in
Monroe, together with the law and
other books I may have left, with the
hope that the public may derive some
benefit therefrom, and that nucleus
Tor a pubic library II the said Mayor
and City Council shall deem it proper
to establish such an institution hereaE
ter.
VIII. Subject to the above special
legacies I constitute Lucinda and An.
gelina Williams my natural legatees.
IN. nominate and appoint Judge
r.. w. Richardson and Frank P. Stubs
Esq, as executors of this my last will
and testament, and give them seizin
OF my estste with authority to act jointly
or separately.
In faith whereof 1 sign my name
this Goth September, A. ID. 1880.
LOUISA l.. MCGUIRE.
| STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF OUACIITA
I, Louisa l.. Mcclure, being of sount
mind, desiring that my mystic will
made by me on the Goth of September