Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-03-20
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Washington. D. c.. March 20-The
Will of the late Mrs. Levi z. Letter.
disposing of an estate estimated at
$10,000.000. was filed in the District
of Columbia probate court.
In this testament, which was execut-
ed June 8. 1912. Mrs. Letter virtually
cut of her grandchildren, the daugh-
ters of Lord Curzon, formerly viceroy
Of India, and of the late Mary Letter
Curzon. To each of these grandchf-
dren was bequeathed $50 900 in trust
What is more remarkable Lord Cur
zon is not the trustee of the bequests
for his children. The trustees of
these funds named in the will are
Colin Campbell and the earl of Suf-
folk, the husbands of the two sUrviv-
ing daughters, both of whom reside in
England. Several years ago, follow
ing the death of Lady Curzon, the for
mer viceroy went to Chicago, where a
settlement between him and the Lett
ers was effected. There we're rumors
at the time that Lord Curzon was not
on the best of terms with his mother
in-law and other members of the Lett:
er family.
The bulk Of the estate, including the
real estate in Chicago, is left in trust
for eventual division among the three
children, Joseph Letter. Mrs. Camp
bell and the countess of Suffolk.
Mrs. Letter warns her daughters
again extravaganza as follows:
While I have deemed it best to
place the legacies to my daughters in
their unrestricted control. | desire to
express the wish that they will so
administer their property that the prin-
cipal shall be transmitted to their pos
terity undiminished by extravagances
or neglect to be a heritage for the
children and their children's children"
All of Mrs. Letters real estate in
Chicago Is to be placed under the SUI
pervision of the Illinois Trust and
Savings bank, as trustee, which is di-
rected by the will to certify its value
to the executors of the will for the
purpose of the division of the residu-
ary estate. 1t is stipulated that the
trustees shall have mo power under
the will to sell or mortgage any OF
Joseph Letter.
To Joseph Letter is given the stock
of the Washington Gaslight company,
of which he is president, and of the
American Security and Trust company.
The bulk of the estate goes into the
hands of the executors, who are to
divide 1t into three equal parts and
to sell it within fire years. The execu-
tors are to pay to Howard S. Reeside
Of the District OF Columbia and to
Seymour Morris OF Chicago, as trus'
tees. that part of the residuary es-
state which, together with the real
estate devised to the Illinois Trust
and Savings bank, shall constitute
one of the equal parts of the residu-
ary estate, to be held in the follow
| ing trust:
To pay to Joseph Letter in conven-
| lent installments the entire net in
come from the trust fund, and TO eX'
pend the income after his death for
| the benefit of his children until the
youngest is 81 years old, at which time
the principal of the trust is to be
divided equally among such children
The remaining two-thirds of this trust
are to be paid in equal parts to Mrs
Letters daughters.
The provisions for the grandchil
dren are: To Mary Irene Curzon
$3.50, 900; to her granddaughter anc
namesake, Mary Meta Campbell, $3.50,
600; to her grandson, Viscount Ando
yer, $150,OOO; to Joseph Letter Jr.
$3.50, 900; to Cynthia Blanche Curzon
800 900; to Alexandra Baldera Cur
zon, 100000.
The full income of these bequest'
is to be paid to the beneticiaries wher
they become of age and the principa
on or before the age of 35.
A codicil executed Aug. l, 1912, re
voked the bequest of 100000 to hel
grandson, Joseph Letter, Jr., and th'
bequest to her grandson, Thomas
Letter.