New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-29
A REQUEST TO HARVARD COLLEGE
FUND OF FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS
FOR AIDING NEEDY AND DESERVING YOUNG

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FOR AIDING NEEDY AND DESERVING YOUNG
SCHOLARS.
BOSTON, Dec 28 (specidp.-Harvard College has
received another largo beques amounting to 100000
The will of John o. A. Williams filed In the Suffolk
County Probate Office to-day The executors are George
W. A. Williams and James NJ W. Williams both OF whom
are exempt from giving bonds After liberal bequests to
relatives and friends. the following are made 10 INC
most Rev. John Williams siOO to be devoted to church
purposes; to the Right Rev. Benjamin H. Paddock S4Oo
for general church purposes TO the NewEnglnnd Euu
cation Society, $500 the American Board OF CoInmis
soners for Foreign Missions 800; to the American
Baptist Home Missionary Society, of New-York Sloo'
II the income and profits of the estate should be more
than sufficient pay the various charges legacles ana
annuites mentioned in the foregoing provisions any one
year series OF years then such surplus VIII each year
DO added 10 the principal estate anu
IL when the president ana fellows VI
Harvard College come into possession OF the legacy
funds hereinafter provided 1t should amount 10
more than 5000 600 shall take the whole OF the estate
whatever may no the amount thereof After the salts
faction of all requests mentioned. the will directs the
executors their successors "to pay over tn the pres
dent and fellows OF Harvard College all the residue o. his
estate OF every description then in their hands TO nave
and hold the forever upon the following conditions
and trusts, viz To hold the for accumulation unui
1t amounts to the of 100000 should it not amount
TO that when they receive ~ to be known "a the
that amount and to devote and apply the annual income
thereof the aid Of young only who are poor but
show indications OF talent, energy and application
In procuring education; that each young man VINO
receives any benefit from said fund shall give his own
promssory therefore to the president and fellows
OF Harvard College, bearing legal interest to be regarded
and paid by such recipient. beneficiary as debt OF
honor and in shall the payment thereof Do en-
forced at law"
The will also directs the president and fellows
to add all moneys received from the rates given
to the principal fund for accumulation unul
by reason OF the addition OF unappropriated surplus
and the payment Of notes. II shall amount 10 S4OOOoo
then tho president fellows directed to set apart
"a second fund of 10000 to he known IA the Abraham
Williams Fund" memory OF Mr. Williams grand
father, the whole income from the Abraham Williams
fund and any surplus uneKpended income from the
first named Williams fund 10 be devoted ex
clusively TO the general interests and Denent OF
the college and the library OF the college,
Both the funds 10 be entirely within the contOl Oh
the president and fellows OF the college.
codic revokes the previous appointment OF trustees
and the OF Harvard College ana one
other person. who shall be graduate OF the Acadena
Department OF Harvard To be nominated and appointed
by the Judge of Probate and also required TO give po