Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-20
MORGAN REQUESTS
NEAR $20,0OO,OOO
Son Is Residuary Legatee and
Wife Gets the Houses and
Big Income for Life.
TOTAL AMOUNT HE LEFT
is NOT YET ESTIMATED
Art Treasures May Be Installed by
Son or Grandson in Memorial
at Hartford.

NEW YORK. April 19.-'sI commit my
soul into the hands of my Savior, in full
confidence that having redeemed II and
washed it in His most precious blood He
will present it fault1ess before the throne
of my Heavenly Father: and entreat nv
children to maintain and defend. at all
hazard and at any cost of personal sacri-
flee, the blessed doctrine of the complete
atonement for sin through the blood of
Jesus Christ, once offered. and through
that alone
This is the extraordinary and striking
utterance which begins the last will and
testament of John Pierpont Morgan. who
died at Rome March 81 last, whose body.
heaped over with flowers from the crown
ed heads OF Europe. was. a fortnight
later. brought back to his own land. and
last Monday was borne to it's last resting
place at Hartford.
Most Interesting of Testaments.
Ever since the funeral the publication
of the great financier's last will has been
awaited with keen expectation, and it is
safe to say that of all the interesting
testaments of eminent citizens of Amer
lea that of Mr.. Morgan, to be offered Tor
- oeN'N 'ASiS AhohudS is DS lar
the most interesting.
AS to the amount of estate. which is
one of the first questions the public nat
urally Is asking. there is nothing In the
VIII TO give any accurate idea, and the
executors declare that no announcement
VIII De made on this point until the
appraisal has been made for determining
the state inheritance tax
Inc amount of bequests and trusts,
named Dy specific sums, is nearly S2O-
ooO,OOO, but the entire residue of the es-
tate is left TO J. p. Morgan, jr.. who is
chief heir not only to his fortune. but to
his many charitable and artistic actiyi-
ties.
A Portrait of Mr.. Morgan.
AS to the document itself, it is unusual
In many of its features. and, according
to those two or three intimate friends
who have already had a glimpse of it, it
is portrait of Mr.. Morgan himself, be-
ginning with the striking confession of
his religious faith "a side of his charac-
ter which was known to his close as
sociates. but not to the worid1. = 4s-7-s
He has apparently provided with pains
taking care for every contingency that
might affect his family or his banking
firm. and to his executors. namely his
son. John Pierpont Morgan, jr.. his two
sons-in-iaw William Pierson Hamilton
and III. l.. Satterlee. and his friend, Lewis
Cass Ledyard, he gives careful directions
under many clauses as to alternate
courses of procedure.
1t Is to be noted also that his grand
son, Junius Spencer Morgan. jr.. young
man Of only twenty-One, now q student
at Harvard is repeatedly nominated to
take up important duties in the event
of the death of his father, John Pier
pont Morgan, jr.
Disposition of Art Treasures.
In this city the question most frequent
ly asked by leading citizens and learned
societies has been that as to the dis
position of Mr.. Morgan's wonderful col
lection of pictures and other art treas
ures. Mr.. Morgan makes perfectly plain
what his own hopes on this point have
been. and yet leaves his son. who is his
residuary legatee. entire freedom in the
matter, using the following significant
language:
Il have been greatly interested for
many years in gathering my collections
of paintings, miniatures, porcelains and
other works Of art. and it has been my
desire and intention to make some suit
able disposition of them or Of such por-
tions of them as l might determine.
which would render them permanently
available for the instruction ard pleas
ure of the American people.
Lack of the necessary time to devote
TO it has as yet prevented my carrying
this purpose INFO effect. Unless l shall
accomplish it, or make some disposition
OF these collections. in my lifetime, they
will pass to my son, John Pierpont Nor
gan. jr., to his son, Junius Spencer
Morgan, jr.. under the foregoing clauses
of this will. whereby l dispose of my