The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-04
TEXT OF kOsWELL p. FLOWERS VILE
Copy of. the Document Filed in the Queens
County Clerks Ofice.

County Clerks Office.
The following copy Of Roswell P. Flowers
will was printed in the Brooklyn Citizen yes
terday. 1t will be observed that the fourth
paragraph Of the will is omitted. The docu-
ment was filed In the Queens County Clerks
office in Jamaica on Wednesday:
In the name o. God. amen. l.. Roswell P,
York. being OF sound and disposing mind.
memory and understanding do make. publiah
and declare til s.my last will and testamen in
:, First-,1 Give and be1ueath unto my sister,
osa rarpener' wife Of T. GarpHnssr Of
ever. the sum Of $l6,0od. jon > anu "'''N"' '''
SatSSa r give and ID heaGeath % my 6r9hsr
Nathan George Snd siIas George, the children
late 81 WATERFOWL. g., l.. the sum OF $40 900.
to be equally divided between them. share and
fitthII give and ooaueath to. my brother
John d. Flower. Of the city OF New York, his
Arson r, Flower. Of the city OF New ork. his
heirs and assigns forever. the sum OF $4,000.
sake Roswell Flower Mandv' son Of Norris ".
Mundy Of Chicago, H.; his heirs and assigns
Eight, I give and be9ueath to Roswell silas
George Of Watertown. \; Y. his heirs and as
sigh aS al sum TO Of x, fbe ssaov given
nephe n, Frederick i. Flower. by the fourth
paragraph Of this my will. I give and bequeath
o ons s25 bI% my nephew and his heirs the sum
- Tenth give and bequeath to Ransom.s.
sun 81 s1o5 BIZ heirs and assigns forever tho
Eieyenth~f give and bequeath unto the rec
tor. church wardens and yestrymen Of Trinity
her .ScGessoTs " sum q siS66o n n ir S"
nevertheless for the following uses and pur-
poses, 20 Wit To Il, vest and keep Invested the
same andsapnly and extend. the whole:ot the
the poor as in the..discreticn OF SAID trustees
In such amounts and among such OF said poor
q. In the discretion of said trustees they shall
TwellthI,I give and bsqueath unto the roc.
TOR church wardens and vsstrymen o. st.
and their successors. tho sum OF $4,000. 10
trust: nevertheless; for the .olloying uses and
the and apply and s1pend 1 The '1sefee
SsFiTysd she.refrom annually for the benefit Of
q nv son HenrS Keee 70 .ha
tho various charities conducted or to be con-
Quoted therein. in such amounts as to zach OF
snaa ohatitIes as;sald trustees may In their dis
Thirteenth-f do hereb, authorize and en-.
their discretion. to nay any or ali OF the afore-
said lsgaciss. either in cash or in such stocks.
.ssa 81 OF 9hs .6s securities as may die DOS
n f9urteenthGI give and be9ueath to Lambert
in the atats OF Missouri eighty acres res" OF land
situate n,d In asmilton Mo- and nov cscgpied by
.wesn them and their heirs. 70 have and to hold
the same unto them. the said Lambert Boyle
and his said sister. their heirs and assigns for
Fitteenth-All the rest. residue and remain
der Of tho property and estate. real and per-
situated. Of which | may he seized or pos
sessed and to which may be entitled at my
unto, my beloved wife. Sarah NJ Flower. and
my daughter. Emma e. Taylor. to be divided
equally between them. share and share alike.
their heirs. executors. administrations and as
signs. 10 them and their own use and benefit
Esixteenth--In case any Of the persons /,
whom leRacies are given. In this my will shall
die during my lifetime. leaving lawful issue
take in equal share the lesaoy ' eivsn in my NV
aforesaid will to their parent 80 dying In my
lifetime. but ii there shall be no such Issue me
Surviving, in such case such legacy shall be-
and shall be disposed Of as provided In the AZ.
Seventeenth-And do hereby authorize and
July empower my executrix apd executors
ste the 9 as Of sha
VII, and such trustees and the survivor OF
s n ana all or ns n of
such as are hor.lnSetcrs a' d.vised' eAG and
possessed Of or entitled TO- in such manner
they shall think. proper land TO: execute and
deliver the necessary and proper deeds and
conveyances therefor.
.Lastly-I do hereby nominate. constitute and
appoint nv beloved wife. Sarah NJ Flower.
exacutriJ.my brother. AnsonsR. Flower. land nv
SON n-law. John b. TAYLOR. executors OF this
my last viii and testament. and revoke all
wills and codicils by me at any time hereto
fore mnds or executed.
In witness whereof. | have herewith set my
hand and seal to this my last will and tesla
ment at'the city Of New York. the 3lst day Of
Decamber.,in the Of ord
sand eight hundred and nnety.six.
ROSWELL T. FLOWER. Il. al
Witnesses Benjamin G. Van Dyke hrline-
ton. Hudson county. n. j.
Otto tanker, Jr,, 233 West Thirty. sixth
Thomas1C. Watkins. 80 East Washington
Square. New York city