650 PROCEEDINGS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY. 



after the probate of this will, and that thereafterwards, for the 

 further period of twenty-five years, the respective institutions to 

 whom I have devised and bequeathed the trust funds stated in Sec- 

 tions XXII, XXIII and XXIV of this mj^ will, shall, on each and every 

 anniversary of my death, publish in two or more of the principal news- 

 papers printed in the City of Boston, a succinct but clear exhibit of the 

 nature and design of every endowment or trust fund mentioned in this 

 will, and expressly solicit the public to contribute thereto by sub- 

 scription, donation or bequest. 



Fully persuaded mj'self of the utility, importance and necessity of 

 the several endowments or trust funds I have hereinbefore created, 

 established and bequeathed, and desiring to promote the comfort, 

 prosperity and happiness of my fellow men, I do hereby most earnestly 

 recommend my fellow citizens, friends and relations generally, to 

 contribute thereto by gift, donation and bec^uest, for the alleviation 

 of misery, for the promotion and diffusion of knowledge and science, 

 and for the honor and glory of the city. 



Section XXVI. My executors, hereinafter named, or whoever shall 

 be charged with the execution of this my will, shall render annually 

 to the Probate Court a detailed and itemized account of their ad- 

 ministration, and of the investment of the funds remaining in their 

 hands; and the several institutions, mentioned in Sections XXII, 

 XXIII and XXIV, shall annually, at the close of their fiscal years, 

 publish in two or more of the principal newspapers, printed in Boston, 

 a detailed and itemized account of their respective funds, held under 

 the above trusts, and of the administration and application thereof 

 during said year, so that it may at all times appear, on examination 

 by the public, that my intentions regarding the same have been faith- 

 fully observed. 



Section XXVII. If any legatee, devisee or annuitant hereinbefore 

 named, shall not accept his, her or their legacy, devise or annuity, 

 subject to the conditions and restrictions hereby imposed, within one 

 year after it becomes due, then and in that event, I hereby give, devise 

 and bequeath any and all legacies, divises or annuities so declined or 

 any part or portion thereof, to the Boston Lying-in Hospital, 24 

 McLean Street, aforementioned, in the same manner and for the same 

 intents and purposes as those mentioned in Section XXIV of this my 

 will. 



On motion of the Corresponding Secretary, it was 

 Voted, That the American Academy of Arts and Sciences agrees to 

 accept the sum of twenty-four thousand dollars (^24,000.00) in pay- 



