Ancient, Curious, and Famous WillsHarris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
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Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills
Harris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
Wills
one hundred pounds to the daughters of Margaret, wife of Sir Edmund
Verney, in equal shares; one hundred pounds to the daughters of
Frederick W. Verney (youngest son of the late Sir Harry Verney) in
equal shares; Five hundred pounds to Paulina Irby of Serajevo,
Bosnia, for her objects; One hundred and fifty pounds to Peter
Grillage (from Balaclava) and Temperance, his wife, whose maiden
name was Hatcher, now at Ridgway, Plympton, Devon, to be equally
divided between them and in case one of them should predecease me
the survivor to take the whole; Fifty pounds toFanny Dowding now
McCarthy, formerly in my service; One hundred pounds to Robert
Robinson now residing at 101 West Street, Grimsbury, Banbury; One
hundred and seventy five pounds to my servant, Elizabeth Mary
Coleman, if living with me at the time of my decease, and to Ellen
Pearce twenty five pounds under the same condition; One hundred
pounds to William Rathbone, Esquire, M.P. as a feeble sign of
heartfelt gratitude for his
unbounded goodness to the cause of Trained Nursing and to me; Two
hundred and fifty pounds to the said Sir William Wedderburn for
certain purposes; One hundred pounds to each of my executors as an
acknowledgment of his trouble in executing the provisions of my
Will, in addition to any other legacy left to him. I bequeath one
hundred pounds to Mr. William Yeomans of Holloway House, with
thanks for his kindness to the people of Holloway for me; I leave
twenty pounds for a small gold cross or crucifix to be chosen by
the said Henry Bonham Carter for Miss Pringle, formerly Matron of
St. Thomas’ Hospital.
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