The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-05-10
Mr.. Clemson's Request.

As this is a matter in which the people
of the whole State are interested, and on
which much conjecture and speculation
has been INDUCED, and as we are SO sit.
suated as to give the public exact figures
and reliable data, with that view we
have examined the return of the FIVE ap-
.praisers appointed by the Probate Judge,
an exact summary of which is given
below. The appraisers were men of
intelligence and business qualification,
and from their return they seem to have
slabored to do their full duty. The
result shows the amount to be larger
than the estimated sum published in our
last issue as given us by the executor.
The following Is summary of the return
as stated under the heads:
Fort Hilr real estate, S14 acres, $4,000 90
Personal property at. Fort Hill,
+ not to be sold ......... 297 Is
Personal property to be sold...... 663 95
! Real estate in Maryland (Bla. -
denburg) lo000 W W
Silver plate and table silver..... 1880 90
SO oil paintings, 8 family por- a.
traits, books and maps in
house and library-No means
OF yalulng ..:......
Stocks and bonds, face value,
L $49,370, but premium estima-
ted and appraised ......... 52,328 90
On real estate........ ...:............ 22,s2s OF
Cash on hand -. 1888 So
Notes on hand .. :. :. ......... 1928 SO
Is 1SotoI 90 o,,rro;cod ~ H1nR 40 61
81 Of tie notes appraised as on hand only
two, one for $26, the other for S4S,
Eaggregating $69, were appraised doubtful
or worthless. All the Others, including
the bonds secured by mortgage, are
appraised good. These notes are put at
|. their face value, so the true amount OF
the estate will be increased to the extent
Eof interest accrued on them, which will
doubtless amount to several thousand
dollars.
On q close examination ofthe appraise
bill the eminent financiering ability Of
MI. Clemson is unparalleled. All his
stocks and bonds command par, many Of
them q premium, the appraised value OF
them being nearly $4,000 above their
face value. Ont Of upwards Of $4,000 OF
personal bonds and notes $22, ,928 of them
are secured by mortgage of real estate,
and Of the remainder only 500 are valued
al doubtful. Another fact appears on
the face Of the sppraise bill: that the
large bulk Of them are. dated in 1887 aud
1883, showing he either renewed fire..
quently or collected and loaned again.
That an estate in personally of $50, 900,
mostly in money and securities, should
be so managed that only 500 are found
worthless, is wonderful.
The above are facts as they appear on
record, wonderful facts in themselves,
but more wonderful in the face of the
letter of Mr. Lee, as to the value of the
estate, as taken by US from the Charles
ton Nesps and Cburier.
Except as 8 citizen of the State we
,haveno interest in the estate or its sum
total, but knowing all our readers are
Interested in the amount and condition
of this munificent bequest for their bene'
ft, We publish the foregoing as true from
the records BY our examination
Whether. or not the will be contested
and whether if contested, it stand or fall
| tits idle to attempt to belittle the gift o.
the purpose for which it was made. i
was given for the benefit of the youth o.
| the State, and, if permitted, they viii
tput it to the wise purpose intended.
IS The names of the parties who acted as
appraisers on the Clemson estate are
sMessrs. j. w. Holleman, B. T. Jayne!
and. 81. f. Alexander, Of Walhalla, an6
|fMessrs. M. w. Coleman and J.W. Todd
Iof Seneca CITY. Keo,uee Courier.