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administrator to be appointed by the Court, to take 

 charge of the remainder, to be sold and the avails put 

 at interest, or to be kept, or divided, as may seem best 

 for the equal benefit of my children, in supporting or 

 educating them during their minority, and then divid- 

 ing the residue equaly among all of them, possessed of 

 a good moral character — Provided that if the girls 

 should either of them before arriving at the age of 21 

 years, be married to a poor, industrious moral me- 

 chanic or farmer, she shall be immediately entitled to 

 her share — If one of them marry such a man, and the 

 other marry a rich man, or one well able to live with- 

 out his wife's portion, she who marrying the first 

 named, shall be entitled to the portion of both — And 

 in case of my sons, if either become established in any 

 mechanichal or agricultural employment, before the 

 age of 21, and is possessed of a good, steady, sober, in- 

 dustrious character, it is my wish that he be invested 

 with his share of my estate, and that neither of my 

 children should ever be invested with such share until 

 they prove such a character before the Probate Court, 

 and have the same entered of record — And in case of 

 such disability to receive his or her portion at the 

 age of 21 years, I wish the guardian having possession 

 thereof, to invest that share at interest, in periods of 5 

 years, until that disability is removed, or in case of 

 death in the party previously thereto, Then that share 

 shall go for the benefit of the children of the deceased, 

 or in default of children, to the other brothers & 

 sisters, or their children — 



Item 6 th In case of the death of my wife taking place 

 during her widowhood, after paying all her debts, out 

 of my property in her hands, then the residue to be 

 disposed of as above provided in item fifth — 



Item 7 th Such advances of property or money as she 

 shall make to either of my children during their mi- 

 nority, or after they begin to act for themselves, shall 

 be counted as a portion of the share finaly coming to 



