The evening world., 1904-06-20
LETTERS SHARE
FATHERS ESTATE
Lady Curzon Gets S1,O0O,OOO
Bequest and 100000 Given
Her Credited as an Advance
in the Document.

WASHINGTON, June 2O-The will OF
Levi n. Letter, the Chicago millionaire
| who died at Bar HarbOr several DAYS
ago was filed to-day with the Register
of Wills in this city. 1t Is dated June
/. names Mary +. Letter and Joseph
! Letter, his widow and son, as executors,
| and they, together with his daughters
| Nancy Lathrop Carver Letter and Mar
Guerite lidye Letter and Seymour Nor
ris. Of Chicago are designated as trus-
tees
The witnesses are his lawyers. Wal
ter V, X. Berry anl Benjamin S. Minor
and II. b. Rowland, all IF this city.
The will leaves one-third of the es-
tate. outside OF specific reservations of
coal lands in Illinois. to the widow and
the rest Is left for equal distribution
per stripes among the children.
!, mere - nothing IN the will which in
dlcates the total value Of Mr. Leiter's g
estate.
Mention is made of the marriage set
one OF the daughters, Lady Curzon in
addition to which the will bequeaths
the total of sl,1OO,O0O to be charged
against her as an advancement in the
distribution of the estate,
Except as to the coal lands men
toned, all the rest OF the estate. where
ever situated, is bequeat thed to the
widow, Mary I: Letter the son Joseph
Letter, thr and an the daughters; Nancy
Hyde Letter. and to Seymour Morris
as trustees. to hold the property and to
PAY TO the widow on her own indi-
Nldu2l receipt one-thiru of the net an
nual income OF the trust estate as she
may require. Upon her death and dur
ing the continuance of the trust her
allotted part Of the Income is to be-
come Dlrt OF tho general inpnpon nf III,
trust and subject to the distribution
among the children. The trustees are
authorized TO nay on encumbrances or
the net income.
The will cites that during his lifetime
Nj Letter gave the following amounts
TO Lady curzon, sl,7oo.ooO dncluding
the H,oOO,0O0 trust created by the Wilt,
to be charged against her in the gene al
es.a'S end TO saeh OF tne e daSsughters Nancy
stock of the Chicago Railway Company.
70 De valued at $l55 share. and LOCO
shares OF the capital stock Of the Ed
at a45.O0o, making a total charge
against each OF 1906, 600, to be treated MS
advnncements in the division Of the in
cone 1Tn idSdnp ana principal aI Of tho trust,
ments partly evidenced by notes signed
BY him hut cancelled and not to be
taken into account and partly evil
denced by entries In books, amounting
to 2.NO00o. the latter to be charged as
an advancement. Each OF the children
Is to be charged with per cent. inter-
est on ndVancements beginning with
the trustceship. and the total interest
is to he added to the two thirds OF the
net annual income from the trust es-
tate and to the whole of the net annual
income after the death of the widow,
and the amount thereof is to be divided
equally among the four children or
their descendants per stripes
specific provision Is made to guar
antee Joseph Letter an annual income
of at least $4,000 under any cIrcum
stances and to insure him an annual
income OF $4,000 In any event after the
fulfllment of the trust created for the
estate under the terms OF the will, The
document specifically revokes ali pre-