Jane Lathrop Stanford Papers

aforesaid.

I give and bequeath to my friend Russell J. Wilson, and my brother Charles Gardner Lathrop, the Sum of Twenty four Thousand Dollars in gold coin in trust to hold, manage, invest and reinvest Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000) thereof for and during the life of Merinda Lathrop of Van Hornsville, Herkimer County, New York State, and to pay over and deliver to her use monthly, and every month, as long as she lives, the interest, income, rents and profits of the said Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12000). Also to hold, manage invest and reinvest the remaining Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12000) for and during the natural life of Mrs James Covert of Albany, New York State, and to pay over and deliver to her use monthly, and every month, the interest, income, rents and profits of the said Twelve Thousand Dollars ($12,000). The estate and trust of the said Russell J. Wilson and Charles Gardner Lathrop in the said several principle sums to

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terminate with the lives of the respective beneficiaries thereof; and upon the termination of each of the said trusts, the principle sum or amount thereof shall become and be a part of the rest and residue of my estate as hereinafter disposed of, and pass under the residuary clause hereof. I give and devise to my friend Mrs James Covert of Albany New York, the house which she is now occupying being No 292 in State Street, Albany with the grounds upon which it is situated; to have and to hold to her for and during the term of her natural life. After her death the said house and grounds are to be part of the rest and residue of my estate as hereinafter disposed of and to pass under the residuary clause hereof.

All my wardrobe, furs, cloaks, wraps, and other articles of apparel, bed and table linen, lace table-cloths, lace bed spreads, lace pillow-slips, all toilet articles of my own my dear husbands and son's Leland Stanford Junior, to be distributed by my brother Charles Gardner Lathrop according to his best judgement between himself his daughter Jennie Stanford Lathrop. The wardrobe of my dear son Leland Stanford Junior and my husband I desire my brother Charles G. Lathrop to dispose of according to

respective beneficiares thereof, and upon the termination of each of the said said trusts, the principle sum or amount thereof shall become and be a part of the rest and residue of my estate as hereinafter disposed of, and pass under the residuary clause thereof. I give and devise to my friend Mrs James Covert of Albany New York, the house which she is now occupying being No 292 in State Street Albany with the grounds upon which it is situated; to have and to hold to her for and during the term of her natural life, after her death the said house and grounds are to be part of the rest and residue of my estate as hereinafter disposed of and to pass under the residuary clause hereof.

All my wardrobe furs, cloaks wraps and other articles of apparel, bed and table linen, lace table cloths lace bed spreads lace pillow slips, all toilet articles of my own

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I have sold my interest in our 12th st home and only keep my country home Millbrook. opposite the beautiful, Halcyon, where I met Mrs Boggs.

I came to Vineyard Haven to be with my daughter Mrs Davison - (Birdie) and her baby boy John Alden. two months old - I return to Millbrook this coming week for the autumn & New York for the winter. I wish you were living nearer that sometimes we could talk over other days & of dear ones. My life is now in the past. but I do not give up my mission work. visiting must come to me. I am more glad to see my friends and most fully appreciate their kindness in coming - I take small journeys & enjoy them - before the winter I mean to go to the cemetery Albany - shall go to "Dot's," think of the time: - I think it was, 1838, or 39 we first knew Mrs Covert. I was a school girl. living in Green st, before she learned her trade, about 58 years ago - or rather 60. years ago.

your dear Sister also--

While east in early Spring I saw "Mrs Covert" several times who inform -ed me of the state of your Husbands health, she also gave me one of the Memorials of "Mrs Hughes [sic - Hewes]"--

I know mere words avail nothing, but my memory reverts so often to our former days of warm friendship that I ventured to speak at this time remembering too our correspondence of later yrs. - While our lives & circumstances have greatly varied during the past, still my feeling of old friendship remains as ever.

My dear I can only com-mend you to His care who "doeth all things well" 'tho to us many times it seems very dark--You are greatly blessed with an abundance of this worlds goods, in contrast to many who are left to struggle alone for a mere pittance.

I have a living sorrow which is often said to be heavier to bear than one by death. My dear Connie is still an inmate of an "Insane-Inst” — I attend to her wants & visit her once a month. Oh how