Ancient, Curious, and Famous WillsHarris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
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Ancient, Curious, and Famous Wills
Harris, Virgil M. (Virgil McClure)
Wills
“Third. I order and direct that my Executors transfer and convey all the
rest, residue and remainder of my estate, real and personal to the
Central Trust Company of New York, as Trustee for the following uses and
purposes: That said Trustee invest and re-invest the same and pay the
income thereof to my daughter Edwina Booth Grossmann during her natural
life and upon her sole and separate receipt, and that upon her decease
the said Trustee divide the said principal of said Trust together with
the income accrued thereon into as many parts as my said daughter shall
leave children her surviving, the issue of any deceased child of my said
daughter counting one in making such division and pay the income of one
of such portions to each of her said children until he or she shall
attain the age of twenty one years, in which event, the principal of
such portion shall be paid to him or her.
“In the event any of her children shall die before attaining the age of
twenty one years without leaving issue the portion which he or she would
have received if living at that age, shall be divided, added to and
disposed of as part of the portions of the other children surviving or
of their issue if deceased.
“The issue of any deceased child of my said daughter shall in every
event take what its parent would have taken if living at the time of the
decease of my daughter.
“Fourth: I authorize and empower my Executors or any of them who may
qualify as such Executors their survivor or survivors, successor or
successors to sell and convey at Public Auction or private sale and upon
such terms as they may approve any or all of the real or personal estate
of which I shall die possessed wheresoever the same may be situate.
“Fifth: I authorize and empower my Trustee hereinbefore named or its
successor in said Trust, to hold and retain any security, bonds, stocks
or investments of which I shall die possessed as part of the said Trust
fund to be held by it under this my Will.
“Sixth: I hereby nominate and appoint my friends Elias C. Benedict,
William Bispham and John H. Magonigle, all of New York City, Executors
of this my last Will and Testament hereby revoking all other and former
Wills by me made and I request that no bond or other security be
required from my said Executors for the faithful performance of their
trust.
“In Witness Whereof I have hereunto signed my name and affixed my seal
this Fifteenth day of June A.D. 1892.
“EDWIN T. BOOTH.”
WILL OF DAVID J. BREWER
David J. Brewer, late Chief Justice of the United States, died on March
29, 1910.
His will, together with a codicil thereto, is as follows:
“In the name of God; Amen--
“I David J. Brewer being of sound mind & memory do make publish &
declare the following to be my last will & testament--
“Item First--
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