The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-27

wishes my executors are ordered under
penalty of forfeiture of all moneyed in
tereStS in my will and estate to have
nothing more to do with these lands but
to leave them severely alone.
My father, being military man.
set aside a portion of his money de-
vised as a reserve or contingent fund
to save his children from poverty-not
my children. but his children. By the
said will 1 am left the sole executor.
That fund, if any left, belongs to my
living children and must be sacredly
paid. About $1,000 of the fund was paid
me by brother Sidney Payne Clay, first
executor. Part of said $1,000 fund has
been paid to Cassius Curran Smith and
others, reducing it. So my executors
are amply able to pay all I owe on
that fund, and all other debts. When
all my property has been sold and my
executors are ready to pay creditors my
children Will be paid as others on a
basis of equity and proof of debt as
required by law. / give and devise to
my former wife, Dora Clay, $4,000, to
be held in trust for her sole use and
benefit during her natural life, and at
her death to go to her children on the
same conditions and under the same
restrictions as the mining stock herein
referred to. I devise $4,000 to build a
Methodist church within one-half mile
of Dora Clay's residence, near Pinkard,
in WOodford county, Kentucky.
/ Il devise to James Bowlin, son or
Polly Bowlin, deceased, and to his wife.
Mary Bowlin, their two children, John
and Herbert the sum of s., 000 To each
of the following l devise $500, viz.
Elijah Barns, David Shanks, George
Shanks, Zach White and Tom Will
liams
My friend, John Caben Chenault,
came to me when 1 was in distress of
mind and body and has counseled and
advised me and has been of great ser
vice and comfort to me and 1 devise TO
him the sum of $4,000. 1 give my friend,
George w. Pickles, 500. He has been
kind to me and has done me many lit
tie acts of kindness. 1 devise to Joe
Chenault, whose mother, Florence Dill
bingham, was my Steadfast friend, my
shotgun, which has done me such good
service for rs years. 1 give Barney
Kelly who has always been polite and
ris 1 give the portrait of my son. War
field Clay. l devise to John Watson, son
of my niece, the daughter of William
Rodes, and my sister, Pauline Clay
Rodes, an old painting of the Virgin
Mary now on the wall of my boudoir.
devise the marble bust of myself dona-
ted to me by Joel T. Hart which is
now in the possession of Brutus j. Clay,
to the CorcOran art galley, Washington,
.. c. 1 appoint John c. Chenault, d.
Bates, Shackelford and George w. Pick
els trustees for Dora Clay and they are
directed to invest the fund devised to
her in trust in United States bonds and
pay her annually the income from said
fund save the expense of managing
same.
II devise a decent burial at an expense
not greater than 500 near by mother 3
grave in the Richmond (Ky) cemetery,
with a plain inexpensive headStone to
mark my last resting place. Finally,
should anything remain after the forego-
ing requests and devises are paid off and
settled, I devise same to be equally di-
vided between the Ellison club of Louis
vilyle of which my friend. Hon. r. T. Dur
rett, is president, and the Society of Amer
lean Authors, located in the city of New
York.
Having previously given directions as to
the sale of my property in general terms,
now specify White Hall and 300 acres
shall be sold at different sale from that
of my other property.
WITNESS my signature at White Hall,
Madison county, KY, this May Il. in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hum
bred. CASSIUS MARCELLUS CLAY"
''Signed by CasSius Marcellus Clay in
our presence. and at his request signed by
us in his presence and in the presence of
&c. E. WOODS.
wv. A. HALL.
st. A c. Wells. examiner in and for
Madison county, Kentucky, certify that
the foregoing was made out by me and is
a true and correct copy of the original,
this February 13, 1901. A. c. WELLS,
EXAMINER Madison County, KY