The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1891-03-12
VIII of tho Late A. H. H. Stuart.


In.the will of Mr.. Stuart, which was
admitted to probate III the city court
last Thursday, beautiful expression IS
given to his tender regard for his eliil-
eiren ana for others associated with him
III domestic life And i'll his will, his last
message given TO the people by whom he
had SO long hecn iionored. he manifests
the same noble conception and practice
of Justice that market his career. The
following synopsis Of the will was pub
llslled by the liRdicdto2 on the day
after its admission to probate:
70 his daughter, Mary Stuart Mcclure, wife Of
Dr.. Hunter McGuire OF RichpioMd, all his intel,
est (oae-haii) III the Eesebank farm On South
River, with about 80 acres additional Oh wood
land near blythe whole being AGO acres N eN-
tent; also TWO tracts Known as Pineland near
iyndhusst. asgregating ga acres and having on
them two dwellings
OF Rev. Robert ~ Gibson, rector OF Christ church.
Cincinnati the i've 3 story brick warehouses OH
Middiebrook Avenue in stanton, opposite the
Chesapeake 4 Ohio hallway depot; also the va
cant strip of land in rear OF sad warehouses;
also brick carpenter shop now occupied oy
David Bucher in stanton. ana two parcels of
land near Lyndburst, the t"o asSfegatihs l,
acres.
10 his daughter. Margaret Briseoe Robertson,
wife of Alex. T. Robertson, OF Staunton, the oiu
mansion house Church street, IN when IeS=
tator was born and died and the frame resi-
dence adjuini. also the lot i'll rear or li}S resi-
aence. aaioillls.- the lot now occupied by Mr.
Robertson. t4v - Il los, carriage iouSe, NC, anu
tile lots WiIici ey stand; also t1e law ONCE
near the court house. occupied by iilin TOR over
forty years, sal, e.t to the nItoWlng lnalIhca-
cations: "My daughter " to have TIE right 70
occupy the said office from the date Of my death
unit! her infant son, Alexander stuart Robert
son. shall attain the age of twenty four wears,
and ii at that period he adopts and folioWs III
a "a pi0 OF
tie owner of said office as git from me, ms
grandfather. for whom he is named.
TO tile three daughters, the household fHfni-
ture, Nc, and his forty shares OF STOCK II the
Staunton GaS Co. to be equally divided, ani Tile
same as regards all MS stocks, bonds, Ge
To his grandson, Alexander stuart McGulfe
the silver pitcher bearing a c9mplimentafy M
seription, presented to him by the Wings or
Rockingham county in 1913.
To his grandson. Alexander Stuart Gibson.
tie geld watch given him py ms fathef ara
Which he had woTD for over sixty years. rms
through his Fl lend, James Monroe, the American
minister TO England. mis- name was, by mistake,
engraved in Ghe watch Instead OF my fathers
10 his grandson, Alexander stuart Robertson,
tile Ike S1s' KS watch which wear and which
was the pr0.saTfyo OF my son, Archibald g. stuart
who diejt III 1870 y
10 his ffiead, Mrs Adelins Baldwin, widow of
the late James BALDWIN. he leaves a legacy of
$40 'aS sinai, testimonial OF ny esteem for her
character and my grateful appreciation OF her
uniformly kind and considefate attention tony
personal comfort and that OF my children and
grandchildren during the long time she has had
charge OF my household affairs
The Will covers some eight pages OF legal
paper anu is entirely written Ivy Mr. Stuarts
pen. He says in the opening paragraph that 1t
is his desire to divide his estate as equally he
tween his daughters as possible, and he thinks
that purpose had been carried out III the be-
quests