The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-26

law 10 executors as lot cGElllllSSlG!!~ IoI
receiving and paying out money, ) pc!
cent Of the appraised value of my
entire estate, both real and personal.
Item II. / desire to state her. that
my granddaughter, Florida !Sahril;l
Lee, has received the one-fUurth part
in value of the original Fort Iiil! tract
OF land, the part which her Elolh"r,
under the will of Mrs John E.. Calhoun,
was entitled to- the same having been
appraised and set off to her by conlmis-
sions appointed by Mrs. Clemson, and
by Gideon Lee, her father and guardian,
and she has also received, through
Gideon Lee, the said guardian, her
mothers share Of the estate OF my son,
John G. Clemson. Notwithstanding
this fact, from Il letter received by ne
some time ago from Gideon Lee, | am
led to believe that rs guardian Of my
said granddaughter he will make claim
Of my estate, a large balance alleged Gy
him to be due my said granddaughter
by me. |, therefore, desire and direct
my executor to examine closely into
such claim, if so made, and il he, my
said executor, is satisfied that the claim
so made is justly due by me to MY said
granddaughter, to pay the same; but
on the other hand if he is not satisfied
that the said claim or claims are justly
due by me, then he shall not pay it or
them, unless compelled by law to do
so, in which case l hereby revoke so
much of the bequest Of fifteen thousand
dollars given in the 9Th item Of NY
said last will and testament to my
granddaughter as will be equal to the
amount which my said granddaughter
may recover against my estate.
Item y. The desire to establish such
a school or college as I have provided
in my said last will and testament has
existed with me for many years past,
and many years ago | determined to
devote the bulk Of my property to the
establishment of an agricultural school
or college; to accomplish this purpose IS
the one great desire Of my lie. have
not been unmindful Of the interest Of
said granddaughter, nor have i acted
in this matter through prejudice to ANY
one. 1t may be possible that the dis
position of my property as herein made
may not give satisfaction to my said
granddaughter, or to Gideon Lee, her
father and guardian, hut trust that
neither one or the other or any other
person lawfully authorized by law to
represent my said granddaughter will
ever attempt to Illustrate or defeat the
purposes which I have herein sought to
accomplish, bat will respect the settled
desire Of my life rs contained in this
my will; but should my desire and re-
quest as herein expressed lie ignored,
and should Gideon Lee, as guardian of
my said granddaughter. or should my
said granddaughter herscl forany other
person lawfully authorized by law to
represent her, Or any person is her
legatee or distributce of my said grand
daughter in their right as such, attempt
to contest my will, or attempt II ill.,
validate it or attempt to change or alter
il in any particular whatever, it Is my
will and | direct that such attempt or
attempts to contest, alter, change or
invalidate my said last will and tcSta-
ment, or codicil hereof, shall, as soon Us
commenced, work an absolute rcvoca-
ton of my entire and of all my be-
quests to my said granddaughter
Florida Isabella Lee as made iii tile
fifth item of my said last will and tes-
lament, and then and in that case my
said granddaughter, Florida Isabella
Lee, shall receive no part Of my estate
whatever, and the money and articles
mentioned in the fifth item Of my said
will, shall go to my executor and be
held hy him subject to the trusts and
conditions contained in items |, , and
of my said last will and testament,
provided that my executor may sell in
manner as to him may seem proper
any of the articles mentioned in the
said fifth item of my said last will and
testament, except the family pictures.
These shall be held by my executor
subject to the trusts and conditions of
items l, , and 3 of my said last will,
and kept with the other articles men
toned in the eighth item Of my said
last will and testament to adorn the
Fort Hill house.
Item u. It's my will and I direct
that my executor shall not be held
liable for or responsible for any losses
to my estate by reason of any errors of
judgment or mistake, us ! am fully
aware Of the varied and responsible
duties herein have required Of him.
This codicil is written in part Oh the
fourth page of my said last will and
testament to which this sheet is at
tached and which is dated November
the 9th, 1886.
Item II. authorize and empowering
executor to spend such sums Of money
as he may deem necessary to keep the
Fort Hill dwelling house and premises
in good repair and the Fort Hill farm
in good condition.
In witness whereof | have htrcunto
subscribed my name and affixed my
seal before the witnesses below subscrib-
ing this the twenty-siNth day of March,
in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and eighty-seven, (1SS7.j J
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