The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-11
CLEVELAND
CHILDREN EACH
RECEIVE $4,000
Ex.President's Widow Gets Res
idue of Estate, Value of Which
Is Not Given.
WILL PROVIDES FOR A
MODEST MONUMENT
Mrs. Cleveland Returns to
Princeton for PrObating of
Late Husbands Testament.

PRINCETON, July II. Grover
Cieveland's will was probated yester-
Gay at his late home, Westland. here,
through the courtesy of Surrogate John
w. Cornell, who came here from Tren-
ton TO sage Mrs. Cleveland the trip to
the State House In Trenton after her
f%atiguing trip from Vermont.
The document gives no intimation Of
the amount of the former Presidents
wealth. and the executors, Mrs. Cleve-
land and Frank Hastings, of New
York. have not yet made any inventory
of the estate. 1t is believed, however,
that the real and personal property will
aggregate half a million dollars. Each
of the four children gets $40, 900, other
legacies aggregate 81, 900, and the
residue goes to the widow. There were
no charitable bequests.
Wording of the VIII.
The will reads as follows:
/, Grover Cleveland, of the Borough
of Princeton, in the State of New Jer-
sey, do make, publish and declare thi.
my last will land testament hereby ex-
pressly revolving all previous Wills by
me made.
htitcS aiONtI lhdl aIlCI tlt
payment of all my debts n funera.
expenses, IN appropriate monument
with brief inscription, and only mod.
erately expensive, be located at my
grave and paid for out of my estate. I
desire to be buried wherever l may re.
side at the time of my death, and that
my body shall always remain where il
shall be at first buried, subject to its
removal only If it shall be absolutely
necessary in order that it shall repose
by the side of my wife and in accord
ance with her desire.
Second-I give to my niece, Mary
Hastings, daughter of my sister, Anna
Hastings, the sum of $4,000, to be paid
to her as soon as practicable after my
death.
Third-I give to my friend. Richard
Watson Glider, the watch given to me
in 1893 by the same Glider and e. c,
Benedict and ]. j. Sinclair. and also the
chain attached to the same when las,
worn by me.
FOURTH give to each of the -four
daughters of my nephew, Richard
Hastings, now or lately living with my
sister, Anna Hastings, the sum of 5000
each.
Seal Ring to Executor.
Fifth give to Frank S. Hastings
my good friend and executor of this
will, as the most personal memento
Fan leave to him, the seal ring I have
worn for many years. which was giver
to me by my dear wife, and with whose
hearty concurrence this gift Is made.
SIXTH give to my w daughters
Esther and Marion, n to my twt
sons, Richard e. n Francis G.. the
sum of $40, 900 each, to be paid to then
respectively as they each shall arriv'
at the age of twenty-one years. Unit
these legacies are paid, or shall lapse
they shall be kept invested, and tn
income derived therefrom shall be pait
to my wife, and the aggregate of sait
income shall be applied by her to tn
support, maintenance and education o
said children In such n and II
such proportions as she shall deem best
without any liability to any OF sait
children on account thereof.
II, however, either of my said daugh
tiers shall. before her legacy becomes
payable, cease for any reason to resid'
with her mother. then. and from Ina
time, the income arising from the in
vestment of her legacy shall be paid t
said daughter. In case either of m,
said children shall die before his or he
legacy shall be actually paid, leaving
child or children, then said legacy shall
be paid to such child or such children
but otherwise the said legacy shall
lapse and become a part of the resid
uary estate disposed of by this instru
ment.
Seventh-All the rest and residue o
my estate and property, Of which I ma,
die seized or possessed, of every kim
and nature and wheresoeyer the sam
may be situated. l give. devise and be
queath to my dear wife. Frances F
Cleveland. and to her heirs and assign
forever, and I hereby appoint he
guardian of all my children durin
their minority.
Eighth hereby appoint my wife
Frances F. Cleveland, e%xecutrix. an
Frank s. Hastings, executor. of this m
last will and testament.
Witness my hand and seal at Prince
ton, N. j., this 21st day of February
one thousand nine hundred and 81
Q9O6), GROVER CLEVELAND.
Then follows the at.estations of tn