As I have expressed to my daughter Clara Langdon Clemens, and to my associate Albert Bigelow Paine, my ideas and desires regarding the administration of my literary productions and I request that my executors and trustees above named confer and advise with my said daughter Clara Langdon Clemens and the said Albert Bigelow Paine as to all matters relating in any way to the control, management and disposition of my literary productions, published and unpublished.
I Give all my property and assets of every kind and wherever situate to my Executors and Trustees Upon trust either to retain all or any part in the same state as they are at the time of my death or to sell whatever and wherever they decide with power when they consider it proper to invest trust monies and to vary investments in accordance with the powers contained in the Schedule to this my Will and to hold the same upon trust for such of them my children Prince William and Prince Henry.
I hereby direct that my Representative liquidate the corporation, Yankee Clipper Enterprises, Inc., of which I own one hundred percent of the outstanding stock as soon as possible. I direct that the assets of the Corporation on liquidation be distributed to my residuary estate pursuant to the terms and conditions thereof.
I am providing primarily for my wife Shirlee and my daughter Amy because they are dependent upon me for their support. I have made no provision in this Will for Jane or Peter, or for their families, solely because in my opinion they are financially independent, and my decision is not in any sense a measure of my deep affection for them.
The philosophical instruments I have in Philadelphia I give to my ingenious friend, Francis Hopkinson. With regard to my books, those I had in France and those I left in Philadelphia, being now assembled together here, and a catalogue made of them, it is my intention to dispose of them as follows: My 'History of the Academy of Sciences,' in sixty or seventy volumes quarto, I give to the Philosophical Society of Philadelphia, of which I have the honour to be President.
I declare that I am married; my wife's name is Deborah Koons. We have no children by our marriage. I have four children now living from prior relationships. I give all my guitars made by Douglas Erwin, to Douglas Erwin, or to his estate if he predeceases me.
If no child of mine survives me I give all jewelry I own at my death to my mother, Emily, if she survives me. I appoint my husband, Robert B. Brown, as Guardian of the person and property of my minor children.
I give and bequeath the amount of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000) to Motion Picture and Television Fund located in Woodland Hills, California, for its general purposes. I give and bequeath all costumes and scripts which were used by me in any motion picture, all awards (including any Oscars received) to such charitable organization as my Executors shall select.
I give and bequeath unto the poor of Stratford aforesaid ten pounds. I give unto my wife my second best bed with the furniture.
I declare that I am not married. I declare that I have three children now living, Prince Jr., Paris and Prince II. If any of my children are minors at the time of my death, I nominate my mother, Katherine as guardian of the persons and estates of such minor children.
I give to the University of Virginia my library, except such particular books only, and of the same edition, as it may already possess, when this legacy shall take effect. I give also to my good servants John Hemings and Joe Fosset their freedom at the end of one year after my death: and to each of them respectively all the tools of their respective shops or callings.
During my life I have made substantial contributions to the foundation established in honor of my late brother. I am certain they will be applied without bias or discimination. I hereby nominate, constitute and appoint my wife and my brothers, Robert and Edward, as Executors of, and Trustees under, this my Last Will and Testament.
I nominate, constitute and appoint my wife Yoko Ono, as the Guardian of the person and property of any children of the marriage who may survive me. In the event that she predeceases me, or for any reason she chooses not to act in that capacity, I nominate, constitute and appoint Sam Green to act in her place and stead.
I direct the executors to sell any airplane and all race cars which I own at the time of my death at public auction or private sale, as the executors shall deem advisable. I bequeath all Oscars and other theatrical awards which I own at the time of my death to my Foundation.
To my daughter, Nancy, if she survives me, the sum of Two Hundred Thousand Dollars ($200,000). I give all of my sheet music to my son, Frank.
I hereby give and bequeath to my wife Claire all my household furniture, automobiles with the appurtenances thereto, paintings, works of art, books, china, glassware, silverware. I give and bequeath to my Executors hereinafter named or either of them who may qualify, all my souvenirs, mementoes, pictures, scrap-books, manuscripts, letters, athletic equipment and other personal property pertaining to baseball to divide among such persons, corporations as organizations as they deem proper and fitting.
To my dearly beloved wife Martha I give and bequeath the use, profit and benefit of my whole Estate, real and personal, for the term of her natural life. Upon the decease of my wife, it is my Will and desire, that all the slaves which I hold in my own right, shall receive their freedom. To emancipate them during her life, would, tho' earnestly wished by me, be attended by the most painful sensations.
My personal representatives may not sell the New York Yankees, an Ohio partnership, or Yankees holdings, a Delaware limited partnership.
What I possess belongs - in so far as it has any value - to the Party. Should this no longer exist, to the State; should the State also be destroyed, no further decision of mine is necessary. I nominate as my Executor my most faithful Party comrade, Martin Bormann.
I, being Doctor in medicine and Astrophile of the said town of Salon, Counselor and Physician-in-Ordinary of the King, will and bequeath that six sous be given to each of thirteen beggars, one time only after my death.
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