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Second. I hereby direct the house, No. 1624 Chestnut street, in which I now reside, to be 
sold by my executor, hereinafter named, within a reasonable time after my death, either at 
public or private sale, and after deducting from the purchase money any debts or expenses 
connected with the sale and the administration of my estate, which, with the cash on hand 
or other property which I may own or possess at my death, shall be sufficient to satisfy, I 
direct my executor to pay over the net proceeds to the National Academy of Sciences, at 
Washington, to be held by that corporation as trustees in trust to apply the income thereof 
to the prosecution of researches in physical and natural science, according to the directions 
contained in the last will and testament of my husband as to the residue of his estate after 
my death in the same manner as if all the directions contained in the last will and testament 
of my husband and in the codicil thereto were herein repeated at length; my object being to 
make precisely the same disposition of the proceeds of this house as was made by my 
husband of his residuary estate after my death. 
Third. I direct all the medals and diplomas of my husband, and the large photograph 
of him now in my possession, to be deposited and remain with the National Academy of 
Sciences. I have made a memorandum of the disposition of certain other articles, which 
I desire shall be carried into effect as if contained in this will. I appoint Morton P. Henry, 
of Philadelphia, executor of this my last will and testament. 
CODICIL, APRIL 19, 1869. 
Item.—I hereby direct my executor to pay out of the proceeds of the sale of my said 
house, No. 1624 Chestnut street, Philadelphia, which I have directed to be sold, the sum of 
five hundred dollars to my nephew, Henry Wood Bache, for his own use and benefit. I 
further direct my executor to invest five thousand dollars of the proceeds of sale of said 
house in his own name as trustee in such securities as he may think proper, and to pay the 
income thereof to my nephew, Henry Wood Bache, during his natural life. After the 
death of my nephew, I direct that the principal of the said sum of five thousand dollars 
shall go to the National Academy of Sciences, at Washington, in trust for the same uses and 
purposes as are declared as to the proceeds of sale of said house by my said will. I 
expressly declare that the above bequests to Henry Wood Bache are in addition to the five 
thousand dollars I have appointed to him out of my husband’s estate. 
Item.—I hereby declare that the balance of the proceeds of the sale of my said house 
shall go, after paying and providing for the above legacies, as is set forth and declared in 
my said will, which in all other respects I hereby republish and declare as my last will and 
testament. 
Sworn and subscribed before John Campbell, deputy register, in the city and county of 
Philadelphia, January 20, 1870. 
THE CYRUS B. COMSTOCK FUND 
Know all men by these presents, that I, Cyrus B. Comstock, of the City of New York, 
to advance knowledge in electricity, magnetism and radiant energy, by the giving of 
money prizes for important investigations or discoveries in those subjects, have given, 
assigned, transferred and set over, and do by these presents give, assign, transfer and set 
over unto the National Academy of Sciences, incorporated by the Act of Congress approved 
March 3rd, 1863, and its several supplements, and hereinafter designated as the Trustee, 
and unto its successor or successors, ten (10) Union Pacific Railroad Company Registered 
First Mortgage and Land Grant Four Per Cent Gold Bonds, Numbers B 588, B 663, B 993, 
B 994, B 1106, B 1204, B 1282, B 1290, B 1309, B 1369, each for $1,000, and my check for 
Four hundred Dollars ($400.00), bearing even date herewith and payable to the order of the 
National Academy of Sciences. 
