The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-22
SHOULD COAX, NOT
THREATEN MORGAN
DAUGHTERS OF REVOLUTION DIS
AGREE WITH THORN
NEW RE S OIL u T 10 N
OFFERED AS SUBSTITUTE TO ONn
BEFORE sENATE-wANT CO.
OPERATION. NOT LAW
NEW RE SOL u ITO N

At meeting Of the Commonwealth
Chapter of the Daughters of thu
American Revolution, yesterday, the
resolution introduced by Senator
Thornton in the senate OF the general
Assem- bly, demanding the return OF the
Will of Martha Washington, was pro-
nounced as being too drastic. aid {.
substitute resolution was drawn. e
committee composed Of Mrs. u. =.
williams, Mrs. Warner Moore. Mrs.
w. J. Payne. Mrs NJ. Allen Chambers
Mrs c. T. Lee and Mrs. M. j. CapieB
was appointed to wait on senator
Thornton and request the substitution
of the new resolution in lieu of his
own.
1T was decided that Senator Thorn
toms resolution would defeat the obs
ject in view and that ]. y. Morgan.
who now has the viii. be asked 10
cooperate in it's return rather than
threaten him with n law suit. 1t was
further decided that II Senator THORN
ton refused to comply with the re-
quest of the chapter, another member
of the general assembly would be
asked to introduce the substitute reso-
luton.
The resolution as drawn by the
Commonwealth Chapter of the DanEh-
tiers of the American Revolution fol-
lows:
Whereas the original last will OF
Martha Washington, of Mount Vernon.
the widow of George Washington,
dated September 2, 1s0o was duly
proven before the County court Of
Fairfax county, in the State Of Vir-@
ginia, on June 81, 1892. and WAS
ordered to be recorded therein. ana
thereupon was deposited among this
archives of the County court of Fair
fax county. whereby 1t became pub-
lie record and document OF the state
of Virginia. and remained thereafter
in its possession among the archives
of Fairfax county until 1t was stolen
from among the same at some time
during the War Between the States
on a day and by person unknown;
and
Whereas the said document il az
great historic, literary and pecuniatvT
value, apart from its value as num-
ment of title to the large real and
personal estate within the State Of
Virginia disposed OF under it's pro-
visions, and should therefore be res
turned to the State of Virginia. and
Whereas ii has recently been ascer-
tanned that the said will IS now in the
possession or control of Mr.. John Pier
peHt Morgan, citizen OF the State nf
New York:
Now, therefore, be 1t resolved, ~
the general assembly OF the State OF
Virginia,
First. that the governor of this
Commonwealth be and he is hereby
requested to present to Mr.. John Pier
pont Morgan. either through corn n
mittee to be selected by him. or by
letter, as he mey deem best, the facts
recited in the preamble of this rcso-
luton concerning the disappearance
Of said will from the State of Virginia.
THE Importance of its return to this
State as public record of great value
which properly belongs among her
archives, and request OF the said John
Pierpont Morgan his cooperation In
restoring this valuable document and
important public record. TO the State
of Virginia.
Second, that Ii said will and testA-
ment shall, through the magnanimtty
and cooperation of the said John
Pierpont Morgan, he restored to the
State Of Virginia. 1t shall be delivered
into the custody and safe keeping 81
the librarian of this State.
Third that if the efforts to have
said will and testament restored to-
the State of Virginia shall fail, thA.
governor is requested to report SUCH
fact to the general assembly.