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my books.
Item 10. | direct my executor to sell
1T public or private sale, as he may
deem best, ali the balance of my per-
sonal property upon my Fort Hill place
! not herein disposed of, and 10 sell and
convey all ofmy real estate lying and
situated outside Of the State Of South
Carolina, either at private or public
sale, as he nlay deem best, and to hold
the proceeds derived therefrom, togeth-
er with the proceeds of the personal
property herein directed to be sold,
subject to the trusts and conditions Of
items l, > and of this, my will.
Item II. All the residue and remain
der ofmy property of every kind and
description whatever, after paying off
the legacies above provided for, to-
gether with the property which may
revert to my estate, should it revert
thereto, and the proceeds of all my real
and personal property herein directed
to be sold and all accumulated funds
derived from the Fort Hill place and
interest on my investments, I give and
beQucath to my executor to be held by
him subject to the trusts and conditions
ofitems !, 3 and 3 Of this, my will.
Item y. nominate. constitute and
appoint my friend, James II. Rion, the
executor Of this my will.
In witness whereof have hereunto
subscribed my name and affixed my
seal before the witnesses below sub
scribed, this, the 9th day of November,
\. D., 1885.
Thos. G. Clemson. IL. 81
The above written instrument was
subscribed 10y the said Thos. G. Glenn
son i'll our presence and acknowledged
by him to each one of us, and he at the
same time published and declared the
same to be his last will and testament,
and We, at his request, and in his pres
ence, and in the presence of each other,
have signed our names as witnesses
hereto.
James Hunter,
T. 0. Jenkins,
L. L. e. Terrie.
STATE OF SOUTH CABOLINA, J
COUNTY OF OCONEE.
l.. Thomas q. Clemson, of Fort Hill,
III the State and county aforesaid, do
make this my codicil to my last. will
and testament, dated the 9Th day Of
November, 1886, hereby confrmihgmy
said last will and testament so far as
the same is not inconsistent with this
my codicil.
Item l. l will and direct my execu-
tor to pay my debts and funeral ex-
penscs rs soon after my death as prac-
ticable, out of the proceeds of any part
of my estate that is the most available.
Item ,. 1 hereby revoke the 11th
item Of my last will and testament as
aforesaid in which I appointed James
Fl. RiOn my executor Of my will, he
having recently departed this life, and
I now do nominate and appoint my
trusted friend, Richard w. Simpson, of
Pendleton, South Carolina, my eNccu-
tor Of my said last will and testament,
and Of this my codicil thereto, and in
my said last will and testament the
name of James II. Rion, wherever it
appears, shall be stricken out, and
Richard w. Simpson shall be inserted
III place theeeof.
Item 3. | revoke the Sth item of my
said last will and testament in which I
give to James H. Rion my sealing ring
and one Of my pictures which he may
select, and I do now give and bequeath
to r. w. Simpson my sealing ring
which habitually wear, and such one
of my pictures as he may select.
Item +. do hereby revoke item s
Of my said last will and testament
which contains a bequest to my faithful
housekeeper, Mrs. Jane Prince, she
having been otherwise provided for.
Item 5. 1t is my will and I do direct
that neither the legacy to my grand
daughter in the 5th item Of my said
last will and testament, OF the legacy
to Hester Prince in the 7th item of my
said will, shall bear any interest until
the same are due and payable, as pro-
vided in the said items of my said will.
Item 6. I authorize my executor to
purchase that portion Of the original
Fort Hill tract Of land which set Of to
Gideon Lee, guardian of Florida 1sa
bella Lee, and the same if so purchased
shall become part Of Fort Hill tract
of land, and shall go with and be dis
posed ofas have in my said will dis
posed Of the Fort Hill tract.
Item I. I will and direct my eXecu-
torto sell either at private or public
sale, and for cash or upon a credit, both
as he may think best all the real estate
of which may dieseiZed and possessed,
except the Fort Hill tract of land,
whether the same be situate in the
State of South Carolina or outside Of it.
Item s. Should the Chief Justice Of
South Carolina decline to decide when
the State of South Carolina has, or has
not, accepted the donation given to itin
the first item of my said will, then l
give to my executor the same power as
/, in the said first item of my will, gave
to the said Chief Justice, and his
decision shall be final.
Item 8. l hereby authorize and
direct my executor to employ such
persons as he may deem necessary to