New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-12-02
THE HILL or THURLOW WEED.

The will of Thurlow Weed was presented for
probate at the Surroaate's Office yesterday aiter-
noon by Miss Harriet a. Weed, the eXecutTlx' WHO
was accompanied by the other members OF tiiG the
handwriting of Frederick W. seward. me ina nam
provisions were spoken OF In the synopsis Oh tne
document published on Tuesday one OF IT, sPc PC
inl bequcsts Is LINK III the Iron chain that MAS
stretched across the hudson tiVer curing tho ~ -,
of the Revolution. In 1916 the committee OF safety
OF New-YOrk caused n chain I,SuO IeeJ IN SnH.J,
tn he Stretched across the river between Anthony
Noss on the eastern side ana Fort MONTGOMERY VI
the west shore Twice the currenl swept IL away,
Dnt II was teDlaced and remained until the capture
~ Forts Clinton and Montgomery in the iall OF
1777 by the British, who destroyed 10, thus per
hitting British Vessels TO pass v was beoncathed
to the ex-Ciovcrnvr Hamilton Fish. whcee 1at 1
assisted IN placing tho chain across he riVer LILO
Is wa no i a 6 eAe civ Of New-Yor reyo
o Former wills make and declare my last Will ana tesla
mf1 70 re as ny DAUGHTER Harriet A. Weed whose life
has been regulated 10y diy and affection and VINO Shce
The death OF my wife has kept my home IN ORDER Scns
constantly TO promote my hca!th and happinGss CIV;
devise and 6equeath ny d"f f I ' osoute to-
gether with my furniture, silver, paintings DooA''
Slscon%I Give md bcqucah TO Agnes. widow my
deceased brother Osburn Weed, ana TO IIlOW, IN
Iie and Valentine, children OF my ite brother aIocSd
The ann OF 81 900 90 leach respectively. - e,,.
Thrd-I give and begucath OQ each 10 inc olloWlns I
named personsyiz.: James Weed Davis, James Nceu
Nopbew Thurlow Weed Millson, Ihurow Weed Garrison
Mi of Albany y. Y; Thurlow Weed tGlta, OF Oswes9
y ":
IToIids y =: Tmriow Weed Mccks, OF Brooklyn, ~
W: ThnrIow weed Abe of Gcneseo, n Y. ThGroT
Hccu TI,n{S We'd Lonnbcrry ThuroY Weed Hast
M ihurIaw weed smith and Louisa weed shookal
OF the Cify OF. NcwlOrk; Catherine Weed Klu9lG anu
Mary Weed Riddle daughters OF H. Is. hu,I, VI Wd
more Nd. Thur0w Wee! Bergen ana Ihuilo". "eeu
I'M r." Emma Brown 0f Atkinson, Wis. the sister
Of the late Thuriow weed Brown OF the state OF Wis
WIZ 70 Charles Van Bcuthuyscn, printer of Albany
n g. whose warm and lifelong friendship mas 0rel u
pleasure and a sOacc to me- give ana beYucith 10y
pearl pin present 10 me from our mutual friend Inc
latS GDg To AddI.oH Gardiner Of Rocbester Benjamin
T. Silljnan OF BrO0klyn, and james BerNcn OF New
York, old and cherished friends cach cory ~ III.
P 6it. OF Letters ''o" '"lOr' anu Wv w."
S.re,h To nv esteemed friend Hamilton Fish, for
Whose uer-onal character and public services enter
tain a high cgard give and 9e1neath me m s,,
link iron Chain which bis father aided IN s,It'tn
iug cro. the Hudson River near West Point during thc
Va. 0I nv Tn e6rc0Iate remembrance Of
friendship which commenced over half century ago
% ~ 10y ia dcoth i've ana LcGcath H. his son rred
Guy, " " srWaTd 10 Whom au as alcctouatcly at
t.'Inc ~ friend The late Tfrinbull Cay.
N;0fETn the Homo Of the Friendlcss, Institution
AHA f.Inalrs eve and bcqucath 5000; to the kindred
Institution for the suppo. OF Old ami INDECENT men, stu
Te,t-I give and bequeath the sum Of 500 To- Jcge-
uah IcC nulcy who, with his voted aud estirnhle
vic, doing good work IN their Water street Mission
'f Tsran-I give and ncQuca the sum o. 5000 to the
support and relief OF the cWsjuys Longing HOUSE III
The Z ity of Ncw-Nork
ncjin"T tive and bcqucath $3.50 to the Home Tor The
Frndle.s in East Twenty -uinth-st., with which my
kim man. lrs Bennett has been associated Tor over forty
Jai,eenth-I give and beQucath $3.50 20 the in,ttu-
tou in New York for the support and relief of the rp
turcd and crippled poor. , 900 .
samuel WGctts. Morris X Jr-up and jane laicolt OF
New York. he Joy them bestowed ana dl-ucn- among
such charitable institutions or enterprises us ia Their
Indictment shall appear mcritOcou-.
Fttcsah--A the resi- and residue Of my Piontiy ana
estate real personal and mlAtd, wherever rNuuttd.
hereby give devise and bcuUnath u my daughters
Harriet A. Weed. Harid ". Alden, ana LHiN I. Barnes
w. Barnes. Emily " Barnes. Harriet l. BlrIcs, William
Barnes f., and Maria W. Al''-, their heirs AMI as
signs forever in fee simple alnoiuc. 10 DE aiIJi-
toned aud divided among them respectively 10y my cN-
ccutoIs pine equal parts share AMI share alike.
s,ri.pHh-It Is my desire AMI request ihai my said
dc.r,udauti and a. y.cos VIII uuaIy during hcr lie
in lieu o the 800, OF my pension money which ahc now
receives.
enid nine rcsid larry dry-ce, before the death OF thc
tcstuor his %. her shgrc f. 10 be- divided equal! among
the SURVIVORS, share and share alike.
LiJhccuh-I constitute and appoint my daughter.
Harriet A. weed. cXccutliX, ana Jane, Bowen Ol New
York ard William Barnc-, OF Albany, cErcauis ~ this
VII, requesting them TO conStr5c and execute il
Dalci April O. ISL. ImELow WEED.
Ihe fore going written instrument tine lay and date
tlct,of was subscribed By lnurioW Weed tbc c-tutor
or dcyi-or named IN the presence of the undersigned
said Instrument declared the same tO bc hi Last Will aud
Testament and Jcstcl us 90 sign our uaIar, attest
ug witnesses his presence 1nd ID TIE presence o. each
OF Acr this yin day vi April, 1881.
JOIN j. MORRIS.
III West Twenty Grstst.
TNtuiElCK vs.. SEWARD,
Moutro8c, Nc,'Cht,t r. County y. Y.
T. Y TBS EYCK,
81 hast 1igAly -fourth-st.