New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-06
THE GREAT LENoX ESTATE
,,,s. rvox,s WILL TO BE CONTESTED

,,ys-rur WILL AND OBJECTIONS FILED
o,s,.o,,o,. were filed yesterday with the Surrogate
=. ,,e nrobate of the will of Henrietta A. Lenox VINO
c,ed. ON July 6. 1886. MISS Leno1 was nia'deu
;..r Of James Lenox founder OF the Lenox Library.
She WAS also the sole executrx oil the Will Vi h'i
brother who died on February II, lSeo.
lame, Lenox wss the only of Robert Lenox'
success merchant of this city who left at his deatn
In 1890 farm consisting of about thirty acres STU
ated in the neighborhooo Of Seventy s'cohd-se an"
Fourth and Fifth ayes. AS the city extended hor'h-
ward in its growth this property became extremely
valuable James Lenox had Eve sisters; one, Hen
rietta A. never married but the others married re-
snectiyely David Kennedy, James Donaldson Dr.
James l.. Banks and John Fisher Shcafc. Mr. Lenox
Sounded the library in his lifetime Under an act Of
,h Iec;slature certain trustees named and the
sum of 5000. 900 was assigned to them and SIC
for the library building was eo1veSeod 70 nrnend
The necessary sum the completion OF the ouolng
out of the proceeds of his estate and valuable BOOKS
and manuscripts also bequeatbed 10 the puo'ic
number OF be quests were made to relatives
The will of Miss Lennox afie provision Tor payent
nj debts beaueaths to Alexander Maitland Eliza iehoH
Maitland Robert enox Maitland, james l.; Banks, NJ
D. Maria Banks Isabella Banks. and Rachel H. 900 90
nedy each one lot with front on ,o fe, in the
marcel of land Fifth stretching rom so 70
second to ss the and the 9th RS in
The order named those south of it. The Will procee"s
as follows; -, =, ,,o .,ovo raoes
s.,n srsh' yi1 Alexander Maitland Eliza Leno1 Ma han
Ro Maitland James Of ssns oS and to Rachel L.
Kennedy the Of Which, Sns to pay as soon as
convenc ter my dea h.. ,o,uea,b all the property
held By Fisher my benefit sn T MARY L.
ea Sss % hers ioTeve further give and ae " ,Se
known So % , F n6% o 50 's nv SAID sister
during s anapo9 her de State ' and be- sGbec,
70 The power OF sale given eKecuors ,,, named
pe 15 the sums sHS i coDaST a to 5Spss 3d.
sister Mary IT, sGeas pt 600 to my 6rotlcr
Lenox Kennedy to WI lam ~ PA'P Kerr sio606
70 Martha Painter 5000 to my y09ng friend James H.
J Of The persons 70 wnG% s sg STf bTs m
Then and IN every The portion Of my estate %
OF beqneathed TO the pero so n shall pass and be
disposed u the PROVISIONS OF the Will relating 10 s4
resIas Give and devise to the Library Of the City Of,
T orS c AZ c S Of bounded ana described as
the nGT'1.Ty dsI pe estsy o ss
distant one py the nt.rs ctn Of the easigry line OF Fifth
IL Ge nGG n
AMI nncyhye eet TO The westerly ps 81 a ia me-
soahefy OF seveny hrs ST. thence weStel as w
& 10 The northerly boary line Of land now OF sai LenoA
IasIs,y and snSs 10 e p"9 or place Of beginning
have sad property orever Tor the uses anu p
sS the express condition or that ao S@
library building ha a al no, H on the he above de
PeIs nrneT,y wing westerly line parallel with Madison
ave a l VS and 6squeat enoI Library the sum
sl1e9y to Ts 9 Spp anS peqne% to the following inst
tutiO9s persons The oS"ns PreSvsTian church in "a
n,ied states OF America S50OOD to the Board OF Hon
M MmsTa $50 10 tSe American Bible seey s. 900
70 IT sye NsR aoE c 1T 10 the re;ye
BoiE Of Relief or 9' Mns,e $40 900 to The Trustees
the General Assembly the Prsby terrain ehuIch 10 me CON
@ittee OF Missions Freedmen to ts S " SS
to William Paxton D. 70 be use by him for Sl er se9gl
OF the poor OF the FIRST Presby terrain Churcn Wv
and dfT IN s the CIV Te Iii sSqf fROT o
Oare natural s and d ps ha na ali i taxes and
shall be psd out OF ny a S Se and pass andt
the rcsiduary clause OF this my VIII o. r,i,o Hanson q
y Wearing apparel lal: linen also give Ss an
Of furniture shan be selected sy her and
shah be dSsns ~ aH my ny hoaenoG
disposed Of and 81 articles IN Se ey
time .% % %s SSS t o ny With
CONTAINED il PsReT ST' lang f s s direct
be Sale otherwise Of any OF my iur
a sqrs S thereto but the such proper
shall not be Teeed an as aPs such proper among
persons legatees in the residuary clause OF ''
residue and ,S of % %y
situated give devise and hsqqaIS 70 KSnedy fsSe
Banks daughter James l. Banks NJ D. Ae1snds snd M
n1 spn q M ny sse SON cS
= RI. cs Y w Sp or or :as s OF ssn a as a
ynS s a the an n snare al SS s% "
i my w o 9y T S SS' eSecS S at pu
OF private sale and al such times am on sIcn d,eSt
thai the proceeds not the real estate Dc d,
ed under iSS rs s pTer an authority
and all % NY a Ts ms s1 and sS on seS
deem Se, s1 ana d RfSefT S OF
Tg nominate 1a Ana wa aPpq Fwas r
on iss city be tie executors OF this my
revoke al o,ne, and nd IoT for s,tw wis
= 1S
esh lsye one Sealed and by to be her
will % be S%I OF sach other signed
DANES witnesses hereto Al, New-yerk CT,
q p 4as vo1k hsi' rs
tF ssw MSckrHosr Maple East Orange.
THE CopIcIts.
T. Henrietta A. Of the City OF New-York BEN
Che blessing Of A~Sy ISn ~ snS declare this Is and
o %s%Sr z No my last vii and executed
nephew James sT S Banks Bar en- hi
ana each ana eysy dsy Ssque'' OF r
and devise hy lot Of gO11s SGa1eS IN
S, o. ssnd ss an and Which in my win L
1 md Josephine y s r. ssis
and beguesh 70 Isabella Banks so wo S o.
sso give and 6equsa!h JosPhns Banks the dsG g
s ss p sSss% n ;a 1ss Of The
s ssssw a& :si' ssns. fL'D
all other respects except as ny his
6ed hereby affirm repuDlish and declare my sald last
and Tesla nent. ,......,o 40, nv hand and
In wiuess whereof. have hereunto set my mana anu
This 1 AN day o December. A. ID 1883 . , 4,
subacr1bed sealed. and by iestatrix declared 10
coiicl 10 her last win and testament ID our sight ana
her sight AMI presence anu u
sgb and presence of each other have signed our hah
witnesses hereto - - . . -. ...A.,
AMITON ODRIL. All Vest seventy third 81, N \.
FS MAC LKHosE. 26 Mapleavo. East orange n
I Henrietta A. Leno1 having heretofore duly made my
fesfsn
and also codcil executed and dated DecemDe
1855. being still 10y the blessing OF am gnly W