Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-07
FOR LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
COLLECTION OF VALUABLE PA
PERs BEoUEATHED BY WILL.
Manuscript of Jefferson's Inaugural
Address and Letters of Washing
ton, Jefferson and Monroe.

| The original manuscript Of the inaugural
| address of Thomas Jefferson, In addition to
| nearly 1000 old manuscripts, including let
| tiers Of Washington, Jefferson. Monroe and
| Madison, Is bequeathed to the Library Of
| Congress. to be known as the Henley
Smith collection by the provisions Of the
will of John Henley Smith. who died IN
| Florence Italy. April 13 last The will, dated
| May 81, 1905, also provides that on the
| death of Mrs. Henley $4,000 is to be paid
to Princeton University for the creation of
| five scholarships to be named after Mr..
| Henley. his father, his grandfather, his
| great grandfather and his great-great-
| grandfather, all of whom had been connect
ed with Princeton either as graduate or
| trustee These scholarships IL Is advised.
| are to be entirely for the benefit of poor
| and meritorious students and not for prizes
| for the rich.
The testator directs that $4,000 be set
| aside for the erection Of a mausoleum in
| handsome substantial manner. similar to a
| loggia. The sum Of $1,000 Is devised to the
| trustees of Rock Creek cemetery, the in
terest thereof to be used for the purpose of
| caring for the vault
An oil portrait Of the grandfather Of the
| decedent, Commodore Henley. with two
| swords belonging to him, and also another
| sword used by my great-grandfather. J.
Bayard Smith. in the revolutionary war"
are given to the nephew. J. Bayard II.
| Smith.
| Requests to Niece.
| To the niece of the testator Margaret
| Bayard Smith. are given ten china plates
| (which were obtained by my father from
Mrs. President Madison, and were formerly
used in the White House during President
| Madison's administration"
To John Henley Luce is given "the framed
| letter from Gen. Washington to my and his
great-grandmother. Elizabeth Henley. mott
| flying her son John Of his appointment to
| the y. 8. navy"
| The American Security and Trust Com
pany Of this city is named trustee of
| all the property of the testator .he tes-
| the house at 1924 Connecticut avenue north
| west. together with all the household goods
| and furniture contained therein. as well as
| the carriages. horses and harness.
1t Is particularly stipulated by the deco.
| dent that no part Of the estate shall be used
| by his wife for any charitable or benevo-
| lent purposes. or gifts to persons or institu-
| tons. religious or otherwise the testator
| declaring that he had made provision for
| them
| Should his wife survive him. Mr. Smith
| directs the trustee under the will to trans
| fer all the property, with the exception OF
| 1924 Connecticut avenue, to the Safe De-
| post and Trust Company of Baltimore,
| Md. with the power to sell and manage
granted to the American Security and
Trust Company of this city. 1t Is further
| directed that the entire estate thus trans
| ferred be divided into two separate trusts
amounting to $4,000.
| Directions Regarding Trust.
| With reference to this trust the testator
| says:
| I'm case Brother Bayard T. Smith shall
| be dead at the time this trust shall be-
| come operative, then the stocks and bonds
| so set apart shall be paid to the three chill
dren Of my brother, Samuel Harrison Smith,
namely. Gertrude Hanley Smith. Margaret
| Bayard Smith and J. Bayard H. Smith,
| share and share alike
! Twenty thousand dollars is to be held
! in trust and the income to be paid to John
for the benefit and support of the testator's
! brother, Bayard T. Smith. Should Glenn
decline to carry out this instruction the
| Safe Deposit and Trust Company of Balti-
| more is named to exercise the duties Inn
posed on Glenn.
| To the Safe Deposit and Trust Company
| of Baltimore is given $50, coo to be held in
| trust. the income of which Is to be paid to
Alice Harrison Smith and Henrietta Hen
| ley Smith, daughters Of his brother. Sam
ue Harrison Smith. payable at the rate
of the testator's brother and to be exempt
| from legal attachment. 1t Is stipulated
| that If the testators daughters die intes-
| tate the entire property converted by trust
No. 2 go to the Church Home and In
| Urinary Of Baltimore city"
Provisions Of Codicil
BY a codicl dated June 1. 1905. Mr..
Smith declares that in his will it was his
particular intention to provide for the chill
| dren of his brother. Samuel Harrison
| Smith AS the children of Bayard T. Smith,
he states have financial expectations from
| their mother. and as the "late calamity by
earthquake and fire in San Francisco Cal.
may materially depreciate the rest and
residue Of my estate. I decree to modify
| division No. Of trust No. 1. giving $4,000
| to the children of Bayard 7. Smith by d.
recting that IL the residue as therein pro-
vided shall fail to reach the cash value of
| 800, 900 at the time that portion of my will
becomes operative. then the $780, 600 given in
trust No. is to be reduced to $4,000. to be
| disposed of under the same terms and con-
| ditions which would apply to the $780,
bequest
Jewelry and other personal effects are
given to Samuel Harrison Smith. Alice
Harrison Smith, Henrietta Henley Smith,
Aida Henriques. L. Kemp Duval and Will
liam Circoran Hill.
AS executors are named Mrs. Mary Re-
becca Smith, widow of the testator Clau-
dian B. Northrop and the American Sc
curity and Trust Company of this city.
Value of the Estate.
According to the petition for probate filed
by the executors, the estate comprises
house No. 1924 Connecticut avenue valued
at $4,000: unnamed stocks worth 10000;
shares of the stock Of Pacific States Tee-
graph and Telephone Company value not
given: railroad bonds valued at 10000:
| household furniture, $1,000; jewelry. etc.
| $780, cash in bank. $1.396.92: other stocks
| Of California corporations. valued at about
100000. 1t is stated that the debts do not
exceed $1,000.
| Mr.. Smith was well known in Washing
| ton. He was a member of the Metropoli-
| tan, Chevy Chase and Cosmos Clubs. He
was about siXty-one years of age, devoted
to his wife and home. and had lived here in
! retirement for about fifteen years. after
| having amassed a fortune In railroad oper-
atoms lin the west in connection with Coils
P. Huntington. He grandson of
Samuel Harrison Smith. who established
the National Intelligencer in 1900 and spent
! his life here. His father was Jonathan
| Bayard Smith, member of the District
! bar and also a well-known lawyer in BaltI-
| more for many years. ]. Henley Smith