Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-08-21
Tnden's Will.

NV YORK, Aug. 12.-The will Of ex-Gov.
samuel j. Tilden vas probsted to-day. Il Ia
in substance as follows:
The frst clause revokes all previous wills
made by the ~testator. Clause second NAMES
John Bigelow, Andrew II. Green and George
W. Smith executors and trustees under the
will. Clauses 3, 4, 5, o, Z and = contain the
usual provisions as to compensation OF exec
utors, discharge Of just debts, etc. Clause 8
gives the testator's sister, Mrs. Mary b. Pei
ton duriog her life the use of the house at IS
West Thirtv-eighth street. and the income Of
100000. Upon Mrs. Pelton's death the use
of the house reyerts to the tcstxtor's grand
neice, Laura A. Pelton during her life and IL
Mrs. Pelton shall not have disposed Of SO. 900
OF her inheritance by will, that amount also
reverts to Laura A. Pelton. If Laura A. Pei
ton dies leaving children, the house and the
$50, 600 goes TO her children. II not she may
will the house as she chooses aud the St0, 600
shall revert TO the estate and be managed by
the trustees. Upon Mary b. Pelton's death
600 Of her inheritance goes to the tesla
tors niece, Caroline Whittlescy villa similar
provisions for reversion rs Ia the preceding
instance. The income OF another $50, 900 10
slso to be paid to Mary Is. Pelton during her
life.
Clause 10 gives the income of $40, 700 70
Lucy T. Tflden, widow of the testator's
brother, Noses 7. TilAen, with reverslon to
her aGCoted daughter, Adelaide r. Buchanan.
Clause IL gives the income Of $50, 200 To
Susan G. Tilden, widow OF the testator's
brother, Henry A. Tilden, with rcversion TO
testator'n niece, Henrietta A. Swan. The
twelfth and thirteenth clauses beQueath to
his niece Caroline b. Whittlesey the income
OF one hundred shares OF Cleveland and Pitts
bnrgh Railroad company, stock and interest
Of the testaior in the Delphi Iron company.
A special trust Of $4,000 il also to he invested
for her benefit. The fourteenth clause gives
TO bis niece, Henrietta A. Swan, the income
Of one hundred shares Of Cleveland and Pitts
burg railroad stock, and also provides for a
special trust Of $50, 900 for her. The fifteenth
clause conveys TO Lucy Y. Tflden, widow Of
Moses 7. Tilden, the dwelling house In which
the latter formerly resided ut New
Lebanon. This clause also provides
for the conveyance to the ex-
ecutors and trustees OF certain lands former
~ owned by Tilden's father, Elan Tllden or
subsequently acquired by Moses Y. Tilden, !
with the object Of keeping the landed proper
~ together and In the family, the ssme to be
applied TO the use OF bis nephevs George II.
Tilden and Samuel j. Tilden. The sixteenth
nI..,x .l.a.- G...-- II NM 1--t
j. Tilden from debts amounting to $50, 900.
Clause eighteen leaves 10000 10 s. j.
Tfldcn. Clause nineteen leaves $3.50, 600 TO his
niece Ruby s. Tilden. Clause twenty leaves
$50, 600 TO Susan G.. Tliden, niece. Clause |
81 releases the estates OF his brothers from
loans Of $500, 900. Clause 30 leaves Anna j.
Gould 800, 900. Clause % leaves Miss N. c. |
Stsuf.r Of New Orleans 500, 600. Clause "a
provides that the husbands OF the legatees |
shall have no management Of the requests.
Clause % provides for q corporation to be
called the Tilden Trust, and TO embrace the
residue OF the estate. Clauses 26, 81, %, %,
30, 81 and 80 bequeaths small sums. Clause
80 gives 100000 for a free library at New
Lebanon and clause "a 500, 900 for = free II
brary at Yonkers. Clause IS provides that the
Tilden Trust be used for q free reading room
and library In New York City, or If the trus-
tees desire othervisein their judgment they
may devote the trust to other charitable, edu-
cationsl and scientific purposes instead. The
other clauses sre technical down TO clause Al,
which authorizes such y monument to Mr..
Tilden's mernpry a. the trustees see At.
Clause AZ authorizes the publication of Mr.
writings. Clause + provides that
any legatee contrasting will forfeit his legacy.
This will 10 dated April %, 1884.