The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-08-11
SAMUEL J. TILDEN'S WILL.
THE CONTENTS NOT TO BE MADE
PUBLIC UNTIL PROBATEO.

The DocumSat Long One. Containing
About io,Ooo Words Some Points
Given by MIR. B,geiow-A Large Amount
to Go for Public Benefices-yalue of
the Estate.
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-The Will OF the late
samuel j. Tilden was read at Greystone
Muniay afternoon by Lawyer James {.
tafter, OF this city, in the presence of all
the relatives i'll the west The document is
A long one containing about 10000 words,
and would occupy about five columns in
lonpar-il type of any of the great dailies.
besides the family there were present Hon.
John Bigelow, Andrew H. Green, MIR. Til
lens private secretary, and George W.
smith Col = j. 1ilden, Jr., who spoke
Tor the family, said that not word about
the viii could be given to the press The
family mad decided, he said, that no init
nation OF the terms of tie will should be
made public until 1t was offered for pro
bate, and as the date had not yet been fixed
Tor that, he could not say when it would be
given to the press.
Hon. John Bigelow was seen by reporter
at his home Il Gramercy place, and from
utlil was itdt Htu Luo tOlfJnlhR lh'to ubOtp
the will: MIR. Bigelow, Andrew H. Green,
and Georse W. Smith are named as ex-
scutor and trustees All of Mr. Tilden's
kindred are generously provided for in this
way: The whole estate is placed in the
hands of the executors as trustees. Each
heir is to receive an equal share in the line
Of her or his consansuinity-tha is,
nephews and nieces equal amounts and
-, 1 h.
are to receive only the income derived from
an equal separate specific sum, the
principal at their death ID be disposed of IN
a manner which Mr.. bigelow would not
state. None of his relatives, be said,
except Mrs Mary +. Pelton, his
sister, are given auy specific bequest for
ever 10 her he bequeaths the residence
IS West Thirty eighth street and the sum OF
el10, 900 to live upon. All of his real es-
tate except tins Is placed in his executors
hands to be disposed Of they saw tit,
either by sale, rental, or exchange, Grey
stone and the Gramercy park property
falling under the same rule.
The executors are first charged with the
duty of setting apart for his relatives the
sums named for them from which the
several incomes are to be derived This
done, it becomes the duty OF the executors
and the trustees to carry out his wishes
regarding certain public benches, They
are charged with the duty, first of estab-
fishing free library in his native village,
New Lebanon, also IN NonkerS and
If in the discretion OF the trus-
tees they choose TO establish Il free
library IN tins city they may do so, and IL
not tuey are at liberty 10 use the fund, that
3 free library would cost in the promotion
OF edu,atioual causes A great deal is left
to the dis rctIou Of the trustees. In gen
erii terms the relations are handsomely
taken care OF 10y the receipt of specific IN
comes which consume, Mr. Bigelow says, an
amount not to exceed ono third of his
tate All the rest AMI residue is devoted
TO the public good, aai the trustees are
charged with the responsible duty OF
yhou~InS such methods Is shalt prove ihs
greatest good 10 the puhiic III tia dlspo
>ition of his property.
TIE estate Is not as large a; estimated by
some people The value has been placed at
SiG.gV JOa but Mr.. Bigeiow says this Is
double its actual value. A. regards pub
lie library Tor this city, that matter Is left
to the discretion of the trustees both as to
location, size, equipment. and cost Hence
the city will have library if the trustees
think that the funds IL their hands can not
be used for tho public TO better advantage.
The instrument most likely will he offer Ell
for probate in tins city, the law giving the
executors the right to ciieose the place of
PROBATE whore n person owns property in
more than one county. Citations will be
issued Wednesday from the surrogate's
court TO all the relatives TO lie present at
the probate