Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-03
N0MMoMMEALTm OF MAssA

10 HENRY PARKMAN, Esquire, MINER RAY
hoND THOMAS, Esquire, Justices OF the Peace
aud Councillors at Law.
The undersigned Robert Caldwell Mackay Of Bos-
ton In the County Of Suffolk aud Frances mary Mac
kay OF Cambridge in the County OF Middesex hereby
declare
LIST. That we are next of kin Of one Thomas Thomp-
son, late Of New York deceased, testAte whose win
was admitted TO probate by the surrogate's court
York on the thirtieth (30th) day of December A. D.
eighteen hundred aud sixty-nine usG9) aud also
County OF Suffolk on the third (3d) day of May in
said year, and who left property in both states.
I'd. That as such next of kin and heirs at law We
ara interested IN certain property which said will
purports To give by it's resduary clause In trust after
the death Of Elizabeth Thompson, the widow Of said
testator) for the beneht of certain unascertained
seamstresses needle women and shop girls in the
town of Braitleboro in the state OF Vermont and the
town Of Rheinbeck In the comfy OF Duchess In the
state of New York. and OF certain other objects not
clearly specified in said will.
sd. That We claim that said residuAry trust after
the death Of the said Elizabeth Thompson is void and
Illegal aud that the said property purported 20 be
given thereby belongs in fact TO usH
lth That the persons In interest are
!. We the said Robert Caldwell Mackay as one of
the four persons who the heirs at law Of said
Thomas Thompson at the time of his death aud the
said Frances Mary Mackay both in her own right as
one OF said four heirs at law aud deysee Of the
tereats Of William Mackay, late OF the city, county
aud state of Now York aud Tristram Barnard Mac
kay late OF said Cambridge, both deceased the two
other Of said four persOns these four persons being
the children Of an aunt Of said Thomas Thompson.
ii. William MinOt and William MinOt the younger,
both OF Boston, the present trustees appointed by
said probate court under said will for the said nm
ascerAined seamstreasea, needle women aud shop
girls Of said Brattleboro aud Rheinbeok aud also
such other vague and unasceTiained persons
as may be interested, II any such there are,
under the readuary clause OF said will aud whose in-
terests II any they have, may be represented by the
attorney general Of this commonwealth as well by
said trustees.
9th. That We are DESTROYS of taking the deposit
tons Of the said Robert Caldwell Mackay aud also OF
Thomas Lamb Of said Boston 10 perpetuae their es-
tmOny In relation to the matter aforesaid aud in per-
petual remembrance Of the thing because the said
testimony Is material TO rs, and are IN danger OF
losing the same before II can be taken In any suit
wherein our rights, titles aud claims dan be tried.
Aud we declare that it s not sought for tue purpose
of discovery.
Wherefore We pray that said dispositions be taken
by You . aforesaid.
Witness our hands this tweniy-ourth (2ith) day of
June, AID, eighteen hundred and eghty-hye (lss5).
ROBERT q. MACKAY.
n. NJ. MAOKAY.
GRO. II. MAoKAY, witness 10 the signatures Of Robt
O. MAokay and H. NJ. MaoEay.
To all persons interested In the estate of and under
the truats IN tue will Of Thomas Thompson late OF
tue city, county and niate Of New York
Pursuant TO the request OF which the above Ia a
true copy, we have appointed Wednesday the 29th
o, No. 2O9 Washington street, Boston, Mass as the
time aud place for taking the testimony of the wit
neases named In said request, when all persons In
terested may appear.
MINER X. THOMAS
Counselors at Law aud Justices Of the Peace.
Boston, June S0th, 1886 ~