Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1906-02-28

vices as ne may deem right and
proper.
Item 10. In view of the great re-
sponsibility and labor which my ex-
ecutor vii! encounter in managing
the affairs of my estate, as directed
in my said will, and in consideration
of the great kindness he has shown
to me, and of the assistance in tax
ing care of my business when had
no other person or friend to help me,
1 will and bequeath that he, my said
executor, shall have, take and re-
oeive, in addition to the usual
commissions allowed by law to e1.-
ecutors as commissions for receiving 9
and paying out money, five per cent
of the appraised value of my entire
estate, both real and personal.
Item IL. l desire to state here
that my granddaughter, Floride Isa-
bella Lee, has received the one
fourth part In value OF the original
Fort Hill tract of land, the part
which her mother, under the will of
Mrs. John G. Calhoun, was entitled
to, the same having been appraised
and set off to her by commissioners
appointed by Mrs. Clemson, and by
Gideon Lee, her father and guardian,
and she has also received through
Gideon Lee, her said guardian, her
mothers share of the estate of my
son, John @. Clemson. Notwith-
standing this fact, from letter re-
ceived by me some time ago from
Gideon Lee l am led to believe that
as guardian of my said granddaugh-
ter, he will make claim of my estate
a large balance alleged by him to be
due my said granddaughter by me.
| therefore desire and direct my ex-
ecutor to examine closely into such
claim if 80 made, and if he, my said
executor, is satisfied that the claim
80 made is justly due by me, to my
said granddaughter, to pay the same;
but on the other hand, if he is not
satisfied that the said claim or claims
are justly due by me, then he shall not
pay it or them unless compelled by law
to do 80, in which case l hereby re-
woke 80 much of the bequest of fif-
teen thousand dollars given in the
fifth item of my said last will and
testament to my said granddaughter
as will be equal to the amount which
my said granddaughter may recover
against my estate.
Item 12. The desire to establish
such school or college as l have
provided for in my said last will and
testament, has existed with me for
many years past, and many years
ago determined to devote the bulk
of my property to the establishment
of an agricultural school or college.
To accomplish this purpose is now
the one great desire of my life.
have not been unmindful of the in
terest of my said granddaughter, nor
have l acted in this matter through
any prejudice to any one. 1t may be
possible that the disposition of my
property as herein made may not
give satisfaction to my said
granddaughter or to Gideon Lee,
her father and guardian, but
| trust that neither the one or
the other, or any other person
lawfully authorized by law to repre-
sent my said granddaughter, will
ever attempt to frustrate or defeat
the purposes which / have herein
sought to accomplish, but will re-
spect the settled desire of my life as
contained in this my will, but should
my desire and request as herein ex-
pressed be ignored, and should
Gideon Lee, as guardian of my said
granddaughter, or should my said
granddaughter herself, or any other
person lawfully authorized by law to
represent her, or any person as heir,
legatee or distributee of my said
granddaughter in their right as such,
attempt to contest my will or attempt
to invalidate it, or attempt to change