The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-07-26

unmindful of the interest of said grand
daughter, nor have acted in this matter
through prejudice TO any one. 1t may
be possible that the disposition of my
property as herein made may not give
satisfaction 10 my said grand daughter,
or to Gideon Lee, her father and
guardian, but l trust that neither one or
the other or any other person lawfully
authorized by law to represent my said
grand daughter will ever attempt to
Illustrate or defeat the purposes which ]
have herein sought to accomplish, but
will respect the settled desire of my life
as contained in this my will; but should
my desire and request as herein expressed
be ignored, and should Gideon Lee, as
guardian Of my said grand daughter, or
should my said grand daughter herself or
any person lawfully authorized by law to
represent her, or any person as her lega.
tee or distributee of my said grand
daughter in their right as such, attempt
to contest my will, or attempt to invali-
date it, or attempt to change or alter it
in any particular whatever, it is my will
and I direct that sueh attempt or
attempts to contest, altef change or
invalidate my said last will and tesla.
ment, or codicil hereof, shall, as soon as
commenced, work an absolute revocation
of my entire and of all my bequests to
my said grand daughter Florida Isabella
Lee as made in the fifth item of my said
last will and testament, and then and in
that case my said grand daughter,
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 60 to my
executor and be held by him subject to
the trusts and conditions contained in
items l, 2 and OF my said last will and
testament, provided Chat my executor
may sell in mannef 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 pic
lures. These shall be held by my
executor subject to the trusts and, ,condi.
tions of items l, 2 and 8 of my said last
will, and kept With the other articles
mentioned in the eighth item of my said
last will and testament to adorn the Fort
Hill house.
Item 1S. Itis my will and l 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 mis-.
take, as am fully aware of the varied
and responsible duties herein have
required of him. This codicil is written
in part on the fourth page Of my said last
will and testament to which this sheet is
attached and which Is dated November
the 9th, 1886.
Item IA. authorize and empower my
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 I have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my seal
before the witness below subscribing this
the twenty.si1th day of March, in.the
year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty seven, (18S7.
THos. G.. CLEMSON. L. s..
The above written instrument was SUBJ
scribed by the said Thomas g. Clemson
in our presence, and acknowledged by
him to each of us, and he at the same
time published aud declared the same to
be his codicil to his last will and tesla.
ment, aud we, at his request and in his
presence, and In the presence of each
other, have signed our names as witnesses
thereto. r. n. JENKINS,
@. W. Young,
J. n. MouNcE.
The question which has been most
frequently asked is, "Who will control
the college-if the State gives it thou.
sands or hundreds of thousands, will the
State be able to control the institution
with minority sf the trusteesa"