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suddenly married Giovanni Pizzarrone a Comedian, and dissipated 

 the property I had left in her hands. She also refused to send 

 me my Daughter, for whom I sent in 1816 & 1817 two Brigs in 

 succession to Palermo, the Indian chief & the Intelligence. Where 

 fore I have ever since refused to notice her, and do not leave a 

 single cent of my property to her, as she has another family by a 

 living husband. 



C. S. RAFINESQUE, my true will) 



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5. Moreover as she lives at the expence of my daughter Emily, 

 whom she has compelled to ascend the stage as a Singer, I direct 

 that no part of my property shall be paid over to Emily, until she 

 leaves altogether & separates from her unworthy mother, her share 

 being kept in trust for her by my Sister the interest to be supplied 

 for Emily own personal use only, until the death of her mother, 

 when she may receive her share entire. 



6. I order that my Library, Books, Maps, Engravings, Drawings, 

 Collection of Shells, fossils, minerals, and other objects of Natural 

 history, as well as my Herbals or Botanical Collections, besides my 

 apparel, Drugs, medicines, Pulmel, Syrups, Balsams and every other 

 personal property of mine (except my manuscripts and own draw 

 ings,) be sold at private sale in America or Europe by the Executors 

 of my will, and the proceeds employed as follows. 



7. To print and publish all my manuscripts, drawings, sketches 

 and maps (unpublished at my decease) in the cheapest form either 

 in America or Europe in English or french, unless the copyrights 

 can be sold. These posthumous works of mine to be sold at an 

 advance of 100 per cent, and 500 copies at least to be printed. The 

 proceeds of the copy rights or sales are to form the fund of my 

 inheritance, to be equally divided between my Sister and daughter. 



8. I entrust the publication of these posthumous works, among 

 which the principal are to be my i. History of the American 



