The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-20
Divided Among TeSta-
tors Family ExcIu-
Sively.
TOTAL VALUE NOT GIVEN
Children Must Pay Interest
on All AdvanceS-Echo
of Wheat Corner.

The viii Of Levi 4. Letter was filed
for probate this morning, I'm the office
of the Register Of Wills, for the Dis
trict Of Columbia. by Attorneys Berry
and Miner. 1t is dated June l. 1904. only
eight days before his death The widow
Mary T. Letter. and the testator's only
son, Joseph Letter, are nominated as
executors, without bond. The witnesses
are Walter V. r. Berry, BENJAMIN S
Minor. and Hugh b. Rowland all Of
the Colorado Building.
The estate IS divided among the de-
cedents widow and four children and
Is pound In trust for at least one genera
ton There are no charitable or public
bequests
To Mrs. Letter is given all the furnish
ings CT the Letter residence in Washing
ton. and one-third of all the net income
from the estate during her lifetime. the
bequest TO her being in the following
form:
I give, devise. and bequeath to nv
wife, Mary 7. Letter. all my household
furniture. stores. and goods. which NAV
81 the time of my death be In the Dis
trict Of Columbia. including apparel.
books. paintings. engravings. and works
OF art, together with my horses. car
rlaBes, and harness; and in addition
thereto. and in addition also. to what
ever 1 may have given, or may here
after give. 10 her in my lifetime, 1 give
TO her for and during her life. one-third
OF all the net income of nv estate real
and personal. wherever situated. except
as may be otherwise herein provided IN
ne paid TO her as hereinafter directed
TINS provision being in lieu Of all her
statutory or other rights or claims of
any sort to my estate, or any part there
Of
Tied Up for Generation.
All the remainder Of the estate is 90
be held in trust by Mrs. Letter JoseDn
Letter. and the testator's two daugh-
teTs-Nancy LOthrop Carver Letter and
Marguerit Hyde Letter and Seymour
Morris OF Chicago. excepting for an adj
vance OF N.0O0,CJ0 made to other trustees
for the benefit Of Mary Victoria Letter
Curzon now the wife Of the honora bic
George Nathaniel Curzon Of Kedlestou
Hall, in the country Of Derby, Eng
lanc. These trustees are to hold the
estate intact by investing as nearly
as is practicable one-haIf Of II in real
property and Onc-half OF il in personal
property They are, further, 10 divide
the income into four equal parts and
pay one part 10 each Of the four child
Zen. including Lady Curzon.
None n the estate IS 20 pass 10 any Of
the chU 1ren absolutely and the ultimate
conveyance away Of the property is for
hidden until the death Of the last sur
Viving member of the testator's inne-
date family. which Is 70 say-Mrs.
Letter Lady Curzon. Joseph Letter.
Nancy Lothrop Carver Letter and Mar
guerite Hyde Letter
The apportionment Of this income
among the four children is somewha I
complicated by q provision that each
Of the four shall pay into the estate
annually four per cent interest on all
allowances or advances made by the
testator before his death.
The Advances to His Children.
These allowances are enumerated as
follows.
To Lady Curzon 10000 as dover On
the occasion Of her marriage. and ST.
10000 by this will the whole to be held
IN trust and the income paid 10 her by
Joseph Letter and Robert r. Lincoln Of
Chicago. Francis Nathaniel Curzon Of
St. Ermin's Mansions. London. and St
John Fremantle Brodrick Of Portland
Place, London. in all Sl7000O0.
To Nancy Lothrop Carver Letter ana
Marguerite Hyde Letter 900 shares each
Of the capital stock Of the Chicago City
Railway Company and ] 900 shares each
OF the capital stock Of the Edison Com
pany OF Chicago. valued by the testator
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