The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-26
.CLAY'S WILL
AS WRIT TEN. {:
The Document Colored by
Dreams Of His Dora.
STOCKS AND BoNDsTOHER
Remembered the Little Girl Who Com
forted Him When Burden Of Time
Weighed Heavily Although She
Became Wife Of Another
STOCKS AND BONDSTOHER
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RICHMOND. KY. July 25.-The fol-
lowing Is an exact copy of the original
will written in General Cassus Marcellus
Clays own handwriting, and dated May
u, 1860 Through fear of destruction OF
the original, Mr.. Clay had several dupli-
Gates made. The will, after being ap-
proved by MI. Clay's attorney, was
copied by Clarence e. Woods. The VIII
will be offered for probate in the County
Court on August 81
'.The last VIII and testament Of Gem
eral Casslus A1arcellus Clay. born in
White Hall, Madison county. Kentucky.
United States of America, of Green clay
and Sallie Lewis, both of Revolutionary
blood and fame, October 10. 1910. l ap-
point John Cabell Chenault, lawyer, and
Daniel Bates Shackelford, merchant. my
executors. further, I give said chenault.
as lawyer, $500 per year from this date
to my death. When said Chenault and
Shackelford shall enter upon their du-
ties as executors they shall receive IN
full of all claims upon my estate ten tlo)
per cent upon all moneys distributed
and paid out to creditors. They shall
form a company. based upon ny clay
county coal mines, where Eli Bolin l,Ves
The stock shall be divided into 100 shares
at first. but Increased in time II deemed
expedient,
GIVEN ONE-FOURTF.
"Of this stock my former wife, Dora
Clay shall receive one-fourth Of Nhe
dividends OF profits per year TIL her
deaf At her death Cassius Marcellus
Clay Brock, her child. shall receive her
profits from the mines. But if she, Dora,
leaves no children, then the said Cassius
shall receive one-half only and the other
| half shall be divided equally between the
others, their heirs, assigns, forever. BUT
| it Is ordered that none OF the Brock
| family. Including Riley Brock. and none
| of the Richardson family, Dora'S family,
shall receive anything, except G. M. q
Brock and the children; only that which
! she, Dora, may have at her death. All
moneys forfeited shall be turned into the
Dora Clay fund forever IWenty snares
| OF said stock shall be owned by John
| C.abell Chenault and ten shares by said
Daniel Bates Shackelford. their heirs
and assigns forever.
"The other forty-fiye shares shall be
a part of my estate, My executors shall
act in concert, and, not agreeing, the
lawyer, Chenault. shall decide. This gives
him more work and he Is hereby paid
more. At my death my executors shall
take an inventory of all my estate, real
and personal, sell at auction, after fun
advertisement as far as New York city,
such things as may be ordered and eX-
dent, small things of value. or cash;
things of more value, especially
land or works of art, may he allowed,
with good security, two years credit,
with interest from day of sale
by Green Clay's will, of which am
the only living executor, my children were
to have 1000 acres of land at my death.
| Said will was dated November 3. 1928
of record In the Madison County Court
clerks office. BY engagement between
me and my children the land Was laid
off by stocks and decided to them March
%, 1870 recorded In the Madison County
Court BY ]. G.. D. Shackelford. clerk.
| AVOIDED CONTROVERSY,
"By my fathers will, also recorded II
| said office, the number of acres givei
| them was two thousand. about but Il
| avoid any controversy decided to then
| two thousand and twenty-five and one
fourth (2,0ea l-4) acres, and all the childre,
declared that the joint interest was fxe,
| and severed forever
| .'At the time of Green Clay's death an.
| by his wll I owned thousands ofscres o
| land extending from White Hall contin
uously 10 the Kentucky River at Clay
4 Ferry, Ave miles away, SO all the lande.
] interests of my children by their owl
and for their own interests have ha.