Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-20
CoDICIL TO MR.. VALENTINES WILL.
The Record of the Phiianthropists
Splendid Gift TO the City.


Splendid Gift 10 the City.
The motives which actuated the gener-
Gus founder Of this museum to give such
q priceless gift to the people Of this city
and State, and to the generations yet 10
come. together with the splendid provi-
sion he made for its maintenance and eX-
tension, are included in codicil't his
will, which bears the date Of October IL
1892 This codicil is as follows:
'Whereas, I, Mann S. Valentine, or
Richmond, va, have made my last VIII
in writing, bearing date the nth day OK
October, 1892. Now, I do make this cooi-
Gil thereto, to be taken as part thereor'
and ] desire that my said will shall De
changed or modified only so far as may
be necessary to give effect to this codi-
Gil MANY wears of the life OF my father
and my brothers and my sons and myself
have been devoted to securing ana accu-
nalating objects Of archaeology, anthro-
pology. and other kindred arts, with
view and purpose OF making them valua-
BILE to my State and city; and in order TO
preserye these and to effect the publlca-
ton of certain manuscripts and papers OF
scientific and literary value, and make
them all interesting, instructive, and
profitable to those of my community ana
State, / desire to establish in the city or
Richmond, Va, an institute to he calied
the Valentine Museum, for the purpose OF
preserving and accommodating objects OF
archaeology. anthropology. and other kim
dred arts. &C.. for publishing literary, his
torical and scientific papers, Compatible
with the ability and amount Of tndow-
ment Of the said institute.
"I do now, therefore. give 10 Granville
G. Valentine, Benjamin y. Valentine, Ed
ward p. Valentine, and Edward V. Valen-
tine. of Richmond. Va, in trust for the
purposes herein indicated, my residence,
No. 10l5 east Clay street, and the lot at
the southwest corner of Clay and Eleventh
streets, in the city OF Richmond, and all
my household and kitchen furniture,
books, manuscripts, and other personal
papers, autographs, pictures. curios, sill
yer, jewelry, and china at my residence,
and all books, pictures, and curios stored
at the factory, at the corner Of Cary and
Sixth streets, in the city Of Richmond,
and the sum of $4,000, which the execu-
tors OF my will are requested to pay over
TO the said trustees as soon as practical
BILE, for a corporation, which, If not char
tered in my lifetime, l enjoin upon and
earnestly request the said trustees herein
named, TO procure such an act OF moor
poration from the Legislature or virginia
or from a court having competent jrrls-
tNcNlOn, 10 pt Noiehet4iN -"
scum, containing such powers and proyi-
sions as will carry out my wishes herein
declared, and they are hereby fully au-
thorlzed TO ask or petition for and obtain
an act OF incorporation with powers and
provisions sufficiently clear and definite
in purpose to prevent any legal objection
to perfectipg the plans and accomplish
ing the objects Of the institution. !. there
fore, authorize and instruct them TO con-
vey and pay to the said corporation to be
thus created, the said property INTENDED
therefor. to be used by said corpora ton
when created for the purposes and object
OF the act OF incorporation.
II feel that am imposing upon the said
trustees very onerous duties and obliga-
lions. perhaps beyond the means OF the
said institution and the time at their dis
posal, but / believe that when 1t shall be
known that they are doing good work,