Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-07-29

this day Thursday, At O'Clock from +Ais lass
residence.
The will of John Album was made
February %. 1896. and recorded March
IS. 1896. the witnesses being Nathan
I.ufborough. Charles r. Belt and y. w.
worthington. After the usual -iHtre-
ductory phrases. Maj. Album wtlled-
First. authorize and empower my execptor
herein named to sell and dispose OF all my
make to the purchasers good and suf1cieut
deeds for the same on receiving the fuli Puse
second I direct nv executors to nay to each
OF my surviving sisters In Pennsylvania the sum
Of $50 annually. which sum Is TO be paid FROM
the sale Of my lands in Pennsylvania and this
sum OF $50 Is TO he paid TO each during her
Third / do hereby appoint my beloved wife
Margaret and my son-inlaw. Cornelius Bartses.
testament hereby revolving all others II IL
my desire that my whole estate real and per-
sonai. be subdivided and distributed among and
between my wife and two daughters. Margaret
C. Barber and Anne Maria Album. accosiins to
the intestate laws OF the District OF Columbia
Mrs Album died in 1852. Her viii
was signed on December !. lS49. In the
presence Of Hezekiah Magruder. Susan
Andrews Pierce and Mary Ann Clark
and recorded with the register OF Wills
July 81. 1852. 1t throws more light on
the Album Family than does the win OF
the major. Mrs. Album bequeathed to
Eliza Kolp. daughter of Henry ..kolp.
late of Frederick City. the house and
lot which / own in that city. and TO
her heirs forever. but ! direct that they
permit her mother. Catherine Kolp, and
Miss Elizabeth Album to reside there
during their lives without paying rent"
She left to Eliza Kolp my negro boy
Ned. aged about seventeen years. a
slave for life to her own use absolute
ly." She bequeathed to her sisters.
Catherine kolp and Elizabeth Album.
$3.50 each ito be paid to them as soon as
the same can be had out of the fund or
7 NnI a-sa fr<r
from the settlement between the heirs
of William Bingham of Pennsylvania
and the representatives of my late hus-
band" She directed that my household
goods and effects of every kind and all
my farming implements shall be equally
divided between my daughter Margaret
c. Barber. the wife Of Cornelius Barber.
and my niece Eliza kolp." She be-
queathed to her grandson John Adlum
Barber. son of Cornelius and Margaret.
$4,000 to be paid out of the Bingham
fund and out Of this fund she left $500
to Rebecca Austin. Out of the same
fund she left $1,000 to Margaret TO be
placed out at interest for the benefit Of
slaves Peter and Ellen, Peter to begin
to receive his share when he ,attains
sixty years of age and Ellen her share
said negroes shall be sold: and from
and after my decease I do hereby man
unit and set free my negro woman.
Mary Augustus. in consideration OF
her faithful conduct" go
Mrs. Album left share Of her estate
to Robert Bernard and Joshua Pierce
in trust "to be kept out at interest
until the youngest of the children OF
my late daughter. Ann Maria Dent. the
late wife of Henry H. Dent. shall
reach the age of twenty-one years"
There is long codicil to the will, the
last item being. Further, / give"unto
my said daughter the negro woman
which I recently purchased, called
Susan Carroll until she shall arrive at
the age of forty-four years and then
1 do hereby direct that she shall be set
free"