Part 2

And I do also give and bequeath unto my beloved wife all the plate, furniture, pictures, statuary, books, stores, and other household articles, belonging to me at the time of my decease; and it is my wish that no inventory be taken of the same.

[Sidenote: Legatees may take property at appraisement, &c.]

And it is also my wish that each and every of the legatees, in said last Will and Testament named, may, with the advice and consent of my executors, take, in lieu of the money to which they are entitled by said last Will and Testament, any of the property, left by me at the time of my decease, at the appraised value thereof.

[Sidenote: Bonds of Executors to be only in a penalty adequate to protect creditors.]

And I do also direct that the executors of my said last Will and Testament shall give bonds in such sum only as the Judge of Probate may consider sufficient for the payment of the amount of my debts.

In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and seal, this eighth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two.

(Signed) SAML. APPLETON [AND A SEAL].

Signed, sealed, published, and declared by said Testator to be a Codicil to his last Will and Testament, in presence of us, who, at his request, and in his presence, and in presence of each other, hereto set our names as witnesses.

JOSEPH TILDEN. FRANKLIN H. STORY. FRANCIS C. LOWELL.

RECAPITULATION.

RECAPITULATION.

To the widow (by the Will), $108,000 in personal property, and $14,000 in real estate; or all in personal property, at her option; and (by the Codicil), his mansion-house, and all in it; of the value of $200,000

To the descendants of each of his four brothers (Isaac, Moses, Eben, and Nathan Appleton), $60,000. To the descendants of each of his two sisters (Mary Barrett and Emily Jewett), $30,000. In all 300,000

To Maria Goodwin, $7000; her mother and two sisters, $1000 each 10,000

To Rev. Ephraim Peabody, $5000; and to the servants in the family, $5000 10,000

To public uses 200,000

All the residue to the said descendants of his brothers and sisters, in sums corresponding to their respective specific bequests. The residuary legatees will be therefore entitled to claim in the following proportions, viz.:--

ISAAC APPPLETON'S DESCENDANTS, $60,000 out of $300,000, or 1/5; viz.:--

1. Mrs. Sarah Todd, wife of James B. Todd, of Byron, N.Y., a legatee of $3000, has 1/100

2. Isaac A. Todd, of Byron, N.Y. 1/100

3. Mrs. Rachel D. Moore, wife of Tom Moore, of Medina, Michigan 1/100

4. Mrs. Emily A. Hall, wife of Alfred D. Hall, of Sheridan, Calhoun County, Michigan 1/100

5. Dr. Daniel Todd, of Canandaigua, Lenawee County, Michigan 1/100

6. Samuel A. Todd, a minor, of Byron, N.Y. 1/100

7. Francis James Todd, a minor, of Byron, N.Y. 1/100

8. Mrs. Mary Davis, now wife of Asa Holt, of Ashby, Mass. 1/100

9. Her son, Cyrus A. Davis, of Palestine Grove, Lee County, Illinois 1/100

10. Mrs. Harriet G. Kendall, wife of Rev. Henry A. Kendall, of Concord, N.H. 1/100

11. Her husband, as heir of a deceased daughter 1/100

12. Their minor son, Henry Kendall 1/100

13. Their minor son, Samuel Kendall 1/100

14. David Appleton, of Dublin, N.H. 1/100

15. Joseph B. Appleton, of Palestine Grove, Lee County, Illinois 1/100

16. Eugene F. Appleton, fifteen years old, of New Ipswich, N.H. 1/100

17. Mrs. Celestia Bagley, wife of Gilman Bagley, of Sharon, N.H. 1/100

18. Mrs. Mary Preston, wife of Edward F. Preston, of New Ipswich, N.H. 1/100

19. Mrs. Sarah Davis, wife of John U. Davis, of New Ipswich, N.H. 1/100

20. Mrs. Mary Jane Marr, wife of Dennis W. Marr, of Portland, Maine 1/100

MOSES APPLETON'S CHILDREN, $60,000 out of $300,000, or 1/5; viz.:--

21. Samuel Appleton, of Waterville, Maine, a legatee of $15,000, has 1/20

22. Moses L. Appleton, of Bangor, Maine 1/20

23. Mrs. Ann Louisa Wells, wife of Hon. Samuel Wells, of Portland, Maine 1/20

24. Mrs. Mary Jane Plaisted, wife of Dr. Samuel Plaisted, of Waterville, Maine 1/20

EBEN APPLETON'S CHILDREN, $60,000 out of $300,000, or 1/5; viz.:--

25. Samuel A. Appleton, of Boston, being a legatee of $25,000, has 1/12

26. William S. Appleton, of Baltimore, M.D. 1/12

27. Mrs. Caroline F. Blatchford, wife of Samuel Blatchford, of Auburn, N.Y., a legatee of $10,000 1/30

NATHAN APPLETON'S CHILDREN, $60,000 out of $300,000, or 1/5; viz.:--

28. Mrs. Mary Mackintosh, wife of His Excellency Robert James Mackintosh, Governor of the Island of Antigua, &c. a legatee of $10,000, has 1/30

29. Mrs. Fanny E. Longfellow, wife of Prof. Henry W. Longfellow, of Cambridge, Mass. 1/30

30. Thomas G. Appleton, of Boston 1/30

31. Harriot Appleton, of Boston, a minor 1/30

32. William S. Appleton, of Boston, a minor 1/30

33. Nathan Appleton, of Boston, a minor 1/30

MRS. BARRETT'S and MRS. JEWETT'S CHILDREN, $60,000 out of $300,000, or 1/5; viz.:--

34. Mrs. Mary Narcissa Bent, wife of Samuel W. Bent, of Middlebury, Vt., a legatee of $15,000, has 1/20

35. Mrs. Dora E. Spalding, wife of Dr. Edward Spalding, of Nashua, N.H. 1/20

36. Isaac Appleton Jewett's half-sister and heir-at-law, Mrs. Harriet E. Ide, wife of Dr. William E. Ide, of Columbus, Ohio, a legatee of $30,000 1/10

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