Will, holograph copy of 1899 will (in Jane Stanford's handwriting), 1899

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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

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terminate with the lives of the respective beneficires thereof; and upon the termination of each of the said said trust, 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

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my dear husbands and my sons Leland Stanford Junior, to be distributed by my brother Charles Gardner Lathrop according to his best judgement between himself and his daughter Jennie Stanford Lathrop.

The wardrobe of my dear son Leland Stanford Junior and my husbands I desire my brother Charles G. Lathrop to dispose of according to

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instruction by private letter from me.

I give and bequeath to my brother Charles G. Lathrop, all such silver plate as is not mentioned as having already been given to the Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, and by them to be placed in the Museum connected with said University.

All silver in the house corner Powell and California Sts, San Francisco, California, and in my country home on the Palo Alto Farm, Santa Clara Co. all the Elkington silver dinner set and ornaments, gold plated service, dinner plates, gold Russian spoons, salt cellers, egg cups, special gifts of affection from my huband, and other silver, are designated already in a deed of gift to the Trustees, also all the works of art, paintings, curios, china of rare quality, photographs, rare old furniture, vases, clocks statues of all kinds, marbles bronzes mosaics of all kinds; marble busts, already

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In the name of God Amen.

I Jane Lathrop Stanford of the County of Santa Clara State of California, wife of Leland Stanford deceased, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, mindful of the uncertainty of life, do make publish and declare this my last will and testament, hereby revoking all former wills.

I give and bequeath to each of my brothers, Ariel Lathrop and Charles Gardner Lathrop, the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) in gold coin. To my two nieces, Jennie L. Lawton and Amy Gardner Hansen, daughters of my deceased brother Daniel Shields Lathrop, and the two children of my deceased niece Christine L. Gunning, I give and bequath One Hundred Thousand Dollars in gold coin, each of my nieces taking one third part, and the children of my deceased niece, Christine L. Gunning the other third part equally between them.

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