. The life and times of Col. James Fisk, Jr. : being a full and impartial account of the remarkable career of a most remarkable man, together with sketches of all the important personages with whom he was thrown in contact ... and a financial history of the country for the last three years, embracing also the lives of Helen Josephine Mansfield ... and Edward S. Stokes . , As hee cam out of the dore,But thys mayden fare was fals-hearted, And such a mournful tale as thysA treytress foul and fel, I never wil tel you more. Amen. As many statements have from time to time been madepublic, purporting
. The life and times of Col. James Fisk, Jr. : being a full and impartial account of the remarkable career of a most remarkable man, together with sketches of all the important personages with whom he was thrown in contact ... and a financial history of the country for the last three years, embracing also the lives of Helen Josephine Mansfield ... and Edward S. Stokes . , As hee cam out of the dore,But thys mayden fare was fals-hearted, And such a mournful tale as thysA treytress foul and fel, I never wil tel you more. Amen. As many statements have from time to time been madepublic, purporting to be correct copies of the will of JamesFisk, Jr., which were, all of them, incorrect, that it is grati-fying to be able at length to give a true copy of the will asadmitted to probate by Surrogate Hutchings. James Fisk, father of the decedent, named as legatee inthe will with the widow, joined in the petition for the ad-mission of the will to probate, thereby waiving all objectionto its provisions. Mr. Jordan, too, named as co-executorwith the widow, retired from such office, thereby constitutingMrs. Fisk sole executor of the will. All necessary conditions and preliminaries being compliedwith, the Surrogate felt justified in admitting the will toprobate, granting letters testamentary to Mrs. Fisk. The estate was sworn to as not exceeding one million THE (iRAVE OF COL. JAMES FISK, Jr. JAMES FISK, JR. 471 THE WILL. T, James Fisk, Jr., of the City of New York, being ofsound mind and memory, do make, publish and declare thismy last will and testament, hereby revoking all former willsby me made. 1. I give, devise and bequeath all my estate and property,real and personal, except the special legacy hereinafter men-tioned, to my beloved wife, Lucy D. Fisk, subject, however,to a trust to pay to my dear father and mother jointly, or tothe survivor of them, $3,000 a year for their support, durisgthe life of them or either of them ; and further to pay toMinnie F. Morse and Ro
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