Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-10
Boston JAn.l,1ss5.
MOXWEALTH OF MAssA.

To HENRY PARKMAN ESQUIRE, MINER RAY
MoND THOMAS, Esquire, Justices OF the Peace
The undersigned Robert Caldwell Mackay of Bns-
ton In the County Of Suffolk and Frances Mary Mac
declare
LIST. That We are next of kin of one Thomas Thomp-
son, late Of New York, deceased, tesate whose viii
was admitted to probate by the surrogate's conrt
within and for the city, county and state of New
York on the thrtieth taoth) day Of December, A. d.
eighteen hundred and sKty-nine (l8G9) and was also
admitted to probate by tho probate court for said
County of Suffolk on the third l9d) day of May i'm
said year, and who left property 10 both states
3D. That as such next of kin and heirs at law We
are interested in certain property which said viii
purpors to give by It's resduary clause in trust after
the death of Elizabeth Thompson, the widow of said
testator) for the benefit of certain unascerlained
seamstresses, needle women and shop girls in the
town of Bratteboro IN the state OF Vermont and the
town of Rheinbeck in the county Of Duchess IN the
state of New York and of certain other objects not
clearly specified In said will.
Sd. That claim that said residuary trust after
the death Of the said Elizabeth Thompson is void and
Illegal and that the said property purported 10 be
given thereby belongs in fact to u.s.
18th. That the persons In interest are
/. We the said Robert Caldwell Mackay as one of
the four persons who were the heirs az law of said
Thomas Thompson at the time Of his death and The
said Frances Mary Maokay both in her own right as
one OF said four heirs at law and devsee Of tue in
and state Of New York and Trstram 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
H. William Minot and William Minot the YOUNGER
Dolh OF BOSTON, the present trustees appointed by
said probate court under said will for the said IN
Ascertained seamstTesses, needle women aud shop
girls OF said BrattlebOro and Rhenbeck and also
such other vague aud unascertained persons
as may be Interested II any such there are
under the residnary clause OF said will and whose in
tereats II any they have may he represented by the
attorney general of this common wealth as wen as by
said trustees. -
9th. That we are desirous Of taking the deposi-
tons OF the said Robert Caldwell Mackay and also of
Thomas Lamb Of said Boston to perpetnate their tea
tmony IN relation TO the matter aforesaid and in per-
petual remembrance of the thing because the aaid
losing the same before It be taken in any Huit
wherein our rights, titles and claims can be tried
And We declare that 1t Is not sought for the purpose
| of discovers.
Wherefore We pray that said dispositions be taken
| by you as aforesaid.
Witness hands this twenty Oath dav of
| June, AID. eighteen hundred and eighty-hve Uss5)
| ROBERT o. MACKAY,
| GEo, H. MAoKAY, witness to the slgnatures Of Robt
@. Maekay and =. NJ. Maokay.
TO all persons interested In the estate of and der
tue trusts In the will of Thomas Thompson late al
| the city, county and state OF New York
| Pursuant TO the request Of which the above ia a
| true copy we have appointed Wednesday tho 2Otl
DAY OF July, 1888, at eleven o'clock A. NJ, at room No
/ ., No. 2O9 Washington street. Boston, Mass as tbe
time and place for taking the testimony Of the Wit.
nessea named In said request, when ali persons In.
terested may appear.
! HENRY PARKMAN,
| MINER h. THOMAS
| Connsellors at Law aud Justices OF the Peace
Boston, June 3Oth, 1855. 81