Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1891-09-18
,d Abbie j. Birdsall, and to pay the remain.

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traitors of all above benehciaries."
That upon said 2Sth day OF August, lss9, said
Nathan Morrison executed and delivered 10
said Thomas Morrison an instrument in
words and figures following, to wit
In consideration of one dollar, by me in
hand received of Thomas Morrison, ana in
further consideration OF love and affection Tor
the beneficiaries hereinafter named ana OF
releases by them this day made, hereby sell
transfer or assign, transfer and convey u
Thomas Morrison in trust for the uses ana
purposes hereinafter stated the following
personal property, to wit All the farming
implements and utensils now on what il com.
monty known rs my home farm, lately ana
Tor period OF fifty years occupied rs me III
stark sboro, Vermont, including all sugar
utensils, sap-buckets, pans, etc.; also one
single wagon, one double wagon, one cart,
two plows, one yoke of oxen, all stores in
said house and one halt ot all other furniture
in said house and cooking utensils, dishes,
glass and earthenware; also one good horse
and harnes all sleds and one moving ma
chine, one horse.rake and all other farming
utensils and implements now on or about
said home farm, in trust nevertheless, ana TO
and Tor the uses, interests and purposes here
matter limited, described and declared, that
is to say, for the sole use and benefit OF the
following persons, and in the following pro
portions, to wit One.tifth each to my daugh
ters Mary A. Page Julia Wilson, Abbie D.
Birdsall and Elizabeth Morrisonand one-ftth
tor Cora Il. Orvls, Mary +. Orvis and George
w. Orv1s, children of Lydia OrVis, deceased
share and share alike; and ! desire that all
my said goods and chattels shall be kept and
used on the home farm. NATHAN MORRISON.
StarksbOrO, August .. loo9"
That upon said 2Sth day OF August, leSs, ana
rs part OF the foregoing transactions, the
said Nathan and Mary II. Orvis assigned and
transferred TO said Thomas Morrison a GER
tain promissory note, executed by one josh
ua Orvis, dated at Siaksboro, December !,
1876, payable one year after date to the order
of Nathan Morrison, with interest annually,
for the sum of lS03 dollars and jS cents, and
also mortgage of even date with SAID note;
OF certain land situate in said Starksboro and
in the town OF Bristol in said county of Addi-
son, executed by the SAID Joshua Owls ana
delivered to said Nathan as collateral sccuri-
ty tor the payment OF sald note, also one 9th
er note made by James Wilson for $50 dollars,
dated June H. lsS1
And thereupon upon said 18th day of Au-
gust, lSSg, said Thomas Morrison executed
and delivered to said Nathan and Mary H., an
instrument in words and figures following, to
wit
Whereas, Nathan Morrisun and Mary Nor
risOn, his wife, have this day assigned, sofa
and transferred to (me) one note made by
james Wilson, calling tor 80 dollars, dated
June H. ISIS; also one note made by Joshua
Orvis calling for the sum OF lsO3 dollars and
\ y cents, and dated December l. 1876; also
\ mortgage securing the payment OF the same,
upon which said note there is endorsed IL
. dollars and g. cents, on the 10th day OF Octo-
Der, y. ID. 1873.
+ Now, therefore, hereby state and declare
that said note and mortgage are transferred,
sold and assigned to me absolutely but, new
; ertheless, in trust for the following uses, in
terests and purposes hereinafter limited, de
scrlbcd and declared, that is to say, tor the
sole use and benefit of the following persons
in the following proportions, to wit one NTH
each Tor SAlU Nathan MORRISON uiuBHltI-i
Elizabeth Morrison, Julia Wilson, Mary \.
f Page and Abbie j. Birdsal, and one. fifth TO
the chieren OF Lydia Orvis, deceased, being
Cora b., Mary +. and George w. Orvis, share
= and share alike, subject to the claim OF said
, Nathan Morrison to have the sum OF 400 dol.
lars paid back to him out OF the first moneys
| THOMAS MORRISON, Trustee.
StarksbOrO, August Is, lSs9."
That upon said same 18Th day OF August,
: lss9. and as a part OF the same transaction
: said Thomas Morrison executed and deliN-
= cred to said Nathan Morrison the following
instrument, to wit;
"Whereas, Nathan Morrison has this day
, conveyed and transferred to me certain real
l estate and mortgages and personal property
II in trust tor the use and benefit of Mary \
- Page, Julia Wilson, Elizabeth Morrison, Alb
I bic J. Birtlsall and the children OF Lydia Nor
| rison (Orvis), deceased.
. "\OW, therefore, II Is agreed ana unuer
= stood that (by) said benefciarics out OF tn,
first moneys realized out OF said real estate
notes, goods and chattels. there shall be paid
back to said Nathan Morrison the sum of 400
IS dollars which sum, when so paid, shall con
stitute a tull release and relnquishmcn of al
Il claim, right or interest OF said Nathan upon
n said real estate, notes, goods and chattels, sc
n conveyed to me in trust a. aforesaid;
=, THOMAS MORRISON, Trustee.
>, stark sbOrO, August >, lSs9."
i And that as n part OF the same transaction
d the tollo Aing instrument was by certain o. 9.
:, | said bencticiaries executed ana delivered Il
Il said Nathan Morrison, to wit
!, estate of Vermont, Addison County.
"Know all meu by these presents, that we
a
a son, Julia \. Wilson, Mary y. Page, ADDl'
!, Birdsall, May +. Orvis, Cora b. Orvis ant
il Geo w. Orvis, in consideration OF certain
a conyeyances and giits this day made t'
- Thomas Morrison in trust tor our sole us'
V and benefit by Nathan Morrison, the same
:. being tor our respective shares, ~
his children, grandchildren and heirs out o
Il his entire estate, hereby release and relin
, quish unto said Nathan Morrison and hi
~ estate. from all claims, right, title or interest
r inchOate or expectancy in that portion OF M
!, said estate remaining in his hands, or tina
n he may die possessed OF, and hereby consen
n and agree that the same may be disposed O
a by Will or otherwise, as he may see Mt, II
~ exclusion of we the undersigned"
- That said above quoted instrument wa
~ signed by Lizzie Morrison, Mary Ann Pag,
~ julia \. Wilson, james NJ. Wilson, Abbie j
~. Birdsall, Mamie (Mary) Z. Orvs.,
~, And your orator further shows that inmt
y. diately upon the execution OF said lnstIu
y ments said Thomas Morrison entered int
~ possession OF all said property so conveye
~ in trust to him and proceeded to carry III
-, provisions of said trust into execution; bu
" that the performance OF said duties undo
al said trust was arrested upon its threshold b
=. the sudden and expected death of the truste,
" said Thomas Morrison, at said Chicago
~ where he resided, in the month OF Octobe
ii 1880
~, ~ That said Thomas Morrison died testat
w. leaving him surviving as sole distributes {
y ie Lucy p. Morrison, his said daughter, Man
~ Morrison, twelve years OF age, and his sol
"a said 7. Howard Morrison, nine years OF az
~, who are his sole heirs ut law.
W That by the provisions OF his said will h
e; entire estate was devised and bequeathed
~ his said widow Lucy and his children Mar
% and Il. Howard in the same proportions
~ according to the laws OF the state OF lllino
"a il would descend to them; ana said LuC
~ was made eXecutriX OF said will.
-, That said Geo. W. Orvis is an infant
ur about IL years.
~ That administration OF the estate of sa
~ Thomas Morrison in Vermont was by Il
~ Probate Court tor the district of New Have
IN conferred upon Howard Clark aforesaid, wi
~ duly qualified as such administrator.
'o' Your petitioner therefore prays that n ne
49,, trustee TO carry said trust into execution mi
W be appointed; that the heirs OF Thomas Mo
~ rison and said Nathan Morrison and Ma
W. ii. Morrison, one and all, may be ordered
~ quitclaim unto said new trustee any leg
ul, title to the premises hereinbetore describ,
~ which may have descended to or resulted
'cs them by reason OF the death of said Thorn
u Morrison; that said eXecutriX and said a
~ mlnistrator may be ordered to turn over
io such new trustee any and all OF said tru
-, property now in the possession OF either
ny them and to surrender to such new trust
AZ, the possession of said real estate; that
ny account may be taken, II demanded by I
tiu legal representatives OF said Thomas Nor
as son, OF the partial execution OF the trust
sit, him; that a receiver OF said trust proper
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