Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-02-22

papers as are worth preserving; anC
at the decease of my wife, and before
If she is not inclined to retain them
II give and bequeath my library OF
books and pamphlets of every kind.
Item. Having sold land which l pos
sessed in the state of Pennsylvania
and part of tract held in equal right
with George Clinton, late governor OF
New York, in the state of New York;
my share of land and interest In the
Great Dismal Swamp and tract OF
land which | owned in the county OF
Gloucester withholding the legal
titles thereto, until the consideration
money should be pa1d-and having
moreover leased and conditionally sold
| las will appear by the tenor OF the
said leases all my lands upon the
Great Kenhawa, and tract upon Diff
fcult run, in the county of Loudonn,
it is my will and direction that when.
soever the contracts are fully and re-
spectively complied with, according to
the spirit, true intent and meaning
thereof, on the part of the purchasers
their heirs or assigns, that then and
in that case, cOnveyances are to be
made, agreeable to the terms OF the
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therefrom, when paid, to be vested In
bank stock, the dividends whereof, as
Of that also which is already vested
therein, is to inure to my said wife
during her life, but the stock itself is
to remain and be subject to the gen.
eral distribution hereafter directed.
Item. To the Earl of Buchan l re-
commit "the box made Of the oak that
sheltered the great Sir William Wal
lace after the battle of Falkirk'-pre-
scented to me by his lordship, in terms
! too flattering for me to repeat, with a
request ito pass it, on the event OF my
decease, to the man in my country,
who should appear to merit 1t best,
upon the same conditions that have
induced him to lend it to me-" Wheth-
er easy or not to select the man who
Nigh comport with his lordships
opinion in this respect, is not for me
to say; but conceiving that no dispo-
sition of this valuable curiosity can
be more eligible than the recommit-
ment of it to his own cabinet, agree
ably to the original design Of the
Goldsmiths Company Of Edinburg,
who presented it to him, and, at his
request, consented that it should be
transferred to mel do give and be-
queath the same to his lordship, and
in case of his decease, to his heir,
with my grateful thanks for the dis
tinguished honor of presenting 1t to
me. and more especially for the favor.
able sentiments with which he accom-.
panied it.
Item. To my brother, Charles Wash
mgton, l give and bequeath the gold
headed cane left me by DR.. Franklin,
in his will. | add nothing to 1t. be-
cause of the ample provision | have
made for his issue. To the acquaint-
ances and friends of my juvenile
years, Lawrence Washington and Rob-
ert Washington, Of Chetanck. | give
my other two gold headed canes, hav-
ing my arms engraved upon them;
and to each Gas they will be useful
where they live) | leave one Of my
spyglasses, which constituted part of
my equfpage during the late war. TO
my compatriot in arms and old and
intimate friend, DR.. Craik. | give my
bureau Tor, as the cabinet, makers
call it, tambour secretary and the cir
cular chair, an appendage OF my study.
To DR.. David Stuart / give my large
shaving and dressing table and my
telescope. To the reverend, now Bryan
Lord Fairfax, | give a bible, in three
large folio volumes, with notes-pre-
scented to be by the RI Rev. Thomas
Wilton, Bishop of Sodor and Man.
To General De la Fayette / give pair
of finely wrought steel pistols taken
from the enemy in the revolutionary
war. TO my sisters-in-law, Hannah
Washington and Mildred Washington,
to my friends Eleanor Stuart, Han
nah Washington of Fairfield, and
Elizabeth Washington of Hayfield, /
give each. a mourning ring Of the
value of one hundred dollars These
requests are not made for the intr1n-
sic value of them, but as mementos
Of my esteem and regard. To Tobias
Lear give the use Of the farm which
he now holds, in virtue of a lease
from me to him and his deceased wife
(for and during their natural lives)
free from rent during his life; at the
expiration of which 1t is to be dis
posed of as is herein after directed.
To Sally B. Haynie "a distant relative
of mne) l give and bequeath three
hundred dollars. To Sarah Green,
daughter of the deceased Thomas
Bishop, and to Ann Walker, daughter
of John Alton, also deceased, l give
each one hundre ddollars, in consider
alton Of the attachment OF their
fathers to me; each of whom having
lived nearly forty years in my family.
To each of my nephews, William Au-
gustine Washington, George Lewis,
George Steptoe Washington, Busbrod
Washington and Samuel Washington,
I give one of the swords or cutteaux
of which l may die possessed; and
they are to choose in the order they
are named. These swords are accom-
panied with an injunction not to I'm.
sheath them except it be for self-de.
Tense, or in defense of their country
and it's rights; and in the latter case,
to keep them unsheathed, and prefer
falling with them in their hands to
the relinquishmen thereof.
And now. having gone through these
specific devises, with explanations for
the more correct understanding of the
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