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

sees proper luz appointment VI o'0S-
ton of the other six trustees, if it accepts
the donation. And I do hereby request
the sever trustees abovs named or such
of then as may be living, or may be.will.
ing to act, to meet as soon after my death
as practicable, and organize and at once
! to fill all vacancies that may have occur:
red and to exert themselves to efsctuate
my purposes as herein get forth. And I
hereby instruct my executor to notify
them of their appointment herein as soon
after my death as practicable. The name
of the institution shall be the "Clemson
Agricultural College of South Carolina"
Item 8. Should the three years expire
without the State accepting the donation
in manner as hereinbefore provided for,
and if accepted at the expiration of three
years from my death, no practical begin.
ming has been made to carry into effect
the purposes of the donation, or if before
the three years expire the Legislature
shall refuse to accept said donation, then
the donation to the State is hereby
revoked, and my executor shall execute
his trust by conveying the said Fort Hill
place and the accumulated fund arising
therefrom, togeths2 with all other prop.
erty, real or personal, hereinafter dis.
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posed ofand intended to be given to the
said agricultural college as an endow.
ment, to the said seven trustees named
above, or their successors, who shall erect
upon the Fort Hill place such a school
or college for the youths of South Caro-.
lima as in their judgment will be for
their best interest, provided that said
school or college shall be for the benefit
of the agricultural and mechanical
classes principally, and shall be free of
costs to the pupils as far as the means
derived from the endowment hereinafter
provided, and the use of the law may
permit. The trustees shall securely
invest the funds hereinafter provided and
given to said institution, aud hold them
.as perpetual endowment, and shall only
use the interest derived therefrom and
the income of the land to support and
maintain said school or college, except
that the accumulated fund derived from
the lands, and the interest derived from
the fund hereinafter given said institu.
tion from the time of my death, and as
much as Eve thousand dollars of the
principal fund may be used, if in tho
judgment of the trustees it may be nee.
essary to erect suitable buildings for said
school or college. The name of this
institution shall be the Clemson Scien.
tifc School" or college"
Item 4. It is my desire that the dwell
ing house on Fort Hill shall never be
torn down or altered, but shall be kept
in repair with all the, articles of furniture
and virtu which / hereinafter give for
that purpose, and shall always be open
for the inspection of visitors but part
of the house may be used by such of the
professors as the trustees may direct.
Item 5. I give and bequeath 10 my
granddaughter, Florida Isabella Lee, all
of my silver plate and table silver, also
all of the family pictures, except the
large picture of John @. Calhoun, now
hanging in my sitting room, also any one
article in my present residence she may
select as memento of me, also my dec.
orations, and also the sum of fifteen
thousand dollars, 5,o00,) to be paid to
her on the day of marriage, Or when she
becomes 21Eyears of age, if unmarried
Provided, that if my said grand daughter
should die unmarried, and before sheis
81 years of age, then all of the said
property mentioned in this item shall
revert to and become part of the resi-
due of my estate, and become subject to
the trusts and conditions Of items l, 2
and of this my will.
Item 6. ! give and bequeath to my
faithful housekeeper, Mrs. Jane Prince,
one years provisions for her and daugh.
ter, and furniture and bedding suitable
to her condition, sufficient to furnish two
rooms, and the sum of three thousand
dollars, (s3,000,) to be paid to her at the
expiration of one year after the probate
of this my will, and I also desire my
executor to permit her to live at Fort
Hill until he disposes of the property as
herein directed.
ITEM Z. I give and bequeath to Hester
Prince the daughter of my faithful
housekeeper as aforesaid, the sum Of
three thousand dollars, (s3,000,) to be
paid to her or such person as may be
selected by her and appointed her guar.
dian, at the expiration Of one year from
the probate of this my will.
Item 8. / give to my executor James
81. Rion as memento of my friendship,
the antique antaglio, Marcus Aurelius
Antonius sealing, which habitually
wear, and also such one of my pictures as
he may select, if the same is not selected
by myself.
ITEM 9. I give and bequeath to my
executor, to be held by him, subject to
the trusts and conditions of items /, 2
and 8 of this, my will, and for the pur-
pose of adornipg the Fort Hill residence,
as provided in item 4 of this, my will, all
of my permanent furniture, relics and
articles of virtu, pictures aud paintings,
including the large painting or picture of
John g. Calhoun, new hanging in my
sitting room, and not otherwise disposed
Of herein, and all my books.
Hltem 10. direct my executor to sell at
public or private sale, as he may deem
best, all the balance of my personal
property upon my Fort Hill place not
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