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WILL AND CODICIL OP !

ALLEN C. LEWIS

Chicago
1877

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\LLEN C. LEWIS.

I, \U,!"\ C. LEWIS, of the city, county and State of
N"< ' York, i • *ji ii cr of a sound and disposing mind and i .« r .
do hereby make and declare this my last Will and Tesl tm< at,
hereby revoking and annulling any and all will? and testa-
mi i its by me al any time heretofore mad.'.

!•'; lst.
It is my will that my funeral expenses and just debts be
paid as soon as practicable after my decease.

Secos d.
1 give, devise and bequeath to Katie McClure and
Jkssi i: McCi i'!'.].. daughters of £)/-. F. C. MH 'tun . o{ Chii
Illinois, the sum of 0/<. Thousand Dollar i each : to A i* v llu.v-
ter, daughter of Darid Hunter, late of Elgin, Illinois, th<
of 0/>< Thousan I Dollan : to the Trustees of Excelsior Lodgi
X". 22, o I the fndependenl Order of Odd Fellows, of Chii
Illinois, the sum of One Thousand D liars, to be placed to ai :
in the Widows' and Orphans' Fund, of said Lodge; to the
Chicago Protestant Orphan Asylum, the sum of
Thousand Dollars; to the Home for the Friendless, of Chi-

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cago, the sum of Four Thousand Dollars; to the Old Peoples'
Home, of Chicago, the sura of Four Thousand Dollars; to St.
Luke's Fni i: Hospital, of Chicago, Illinois, the sum of Four
Thousand Dollars ; to my brother, Henry F. Lewis, the sura of
Ten Thousand Dollars.

Third.
1 give and devise to my brother, Henry F. Lewis, in trust
for my niece, Hattie. daughter of my brother, William N.
Lewis, and who is now married to William Harris, the sum of
Twenty Thousan D liars; to be safely and securely invested by
him. and the proceeds thereof, as far as possible, te.br reinvest-
ed from time to time, vesting said Henry F. Lewis with full
power and discretion to use said income so as to be of the
greatest benefit as he may think for the said Hattie ami her
children, desiring that the same shall be used for their sole use
and benefit: said, fund to be held during the life of said
Hattie, and until her youngest child living shall arrive at
the aire of twenty-one years, when, if she is then dead, I i< s; id
sum and accuun if any), to be divided equally be-

tween each of her children, share and share alike; in case of
the death of either of her children, leaving heirs of their own
body, then said heirs to take the portion of their deceased
parent (as it living) ; but in case said Hattie should die with-
out any child or children or descendants thereof, then said
devise to revert hack and pass to the Trustees hereinafter
named, to 1"' held by them in trust, as hereinafter specified,
said property to 2'" to her children or their descendants upon
her death, or us soon thereafter as her youngest child shall
arrive at the age of twenty-one years.

Fourth.
I give and devise to ray brother, Hi;m;\ F. Lewis, in trust,
the- sum of Fifteen Thousand Dollars; the same to be safely and

securely invested by him: the income thereof to he for the use
and benefit of Miss Gertrude Spencer, of Beloit, Wisconsin,

bo long as she may live; it being my desire that she shall
have find receive so long as she may live, the sum of One
Thousand Dollars per annum, payable semi-annually; upon
her death the principal (and interest, if any,) of said devise to
revert to the Trustees lie rein after specified, fur the uses and
purposes set forth.

Fifth.
It having long been my desire and design to in some man-
ner provide for and assist those in need of an education, and
who are so circumstanced in life as to be unable without aid
and assistance to obtain the instruction and gain access to
books and papers of art and science that their future advance-
ment in life requires ;

Now, therefore, E do give, devise and bequeath all the i
and residue of my estate, whether real, personal or mixed,
and wherever situate, unto James M. Adsit, Hexm 1:\ Lewis,
and Hugh A. White, of the county of Cook and State oi Illi-
nois, and dear successors and assigns, forever, in trust for the
several uses, intents and purposes hereinafter specified, viz:
To keep and hold all the real estate that ! may die seized and
possessed of, or in any manner entitled unto, in the county u'L
Cook and State of Illinois, until such times as hereinafter
specified, and to lease the same upon such terms and condi-
tions as they deem best. To invest or have invested all my
per? >nal estate in good notes, bonds or other available securi-
ties that are well s< cured : such as United States. Cook County,
Chicago I ity, or good Railroad bond-, or personal bonds or
n >tes, secured by real estate or good collaterals, tor, during,
and until A. D. L885, or until such time as the sum of A
Hundred Thousand Dollars can be realized out of my pers uial
estate, invested as above set forth. When, it is my will and
desire that such Trustees or their successors in trust shall
thereupon proceed to construct a building on the premises
hereby devised and known as lots on \ 1 i, two (2), thret (3),fcrar
(4j./?V( t. ')), and >''r i (6), in black number sixty-eight (68),,in the

original toion, nolo city, of Chicago (unless it is deemed unadvisa-
ble, as hereinafter specified), to cost not over Two Hundred and
Fifty Thous nd Dollars; provided, however, that if for any reas-
ons said Trustees shall deem it (inadvisable, <>n acconnl ol' high
price of material, or ol' the insufficiency ol' said amount, to
erect a suitable building, that then and in that case they -ball
proceed as soon thereafter as the times will permit, and two-
fifths (2-5) of my said personal estate will be sufficient to erec-
and fully complete a building, ready tor occupancy, as herein-
after specified.

I herewith leave to said Trustees authority to determine
the exact heighth, size and proportions of said building, but
desire that the same shall be a good, substantial, plain build-
ing, every way well constructed tor use, utility and durability,
and to be plainly and handsomely furnished inside and out.
but ali extra cost for fineand showy ornamentations or decora-
tions to be studiously avoided.

I desire said building to be so constructed as to carry out
two plans :

1st. Ln the erection thereof to make and devote as much
as consistent thereol to general business purposes, so as to get
as great an income therefrom as possible.

2d. To provide a large lecture room or hall, also a fine
reading-room or rooms, and all necessary study room- to carry
out the plan hereinafter set forth; the said building when com-
pleted, together with the premises, to be forever devoted to the
pnrpos< .- herein specified, and tin reafter to be known as, the
Lewis Institute; and upon the completion thereof, said Trus-
tees shall invest not o\-f\- Fifty Thousand Dollars in the pro-
curing of books, papers and pamphlets tor the library and the
necessary fixtures, designs and apparatus for the studies and
other rooms : and the said Trustees shall procure all necessary
librarians and teachers, &c, and adopt all necessary rides, reg-
ulations and bye laws for tin management and government of

the officers, students and all persons visiting or otherwise at-
tending said institution.

And it is my desire and design that said Trustees shall es-
tablish and maintain a regular course of [nstruction at night,
free to all who shall attend the same, pursuant to the rules
and regulations of said institution, such course to be adapted
as far as possible to the general uses and vocations of life, and
of the kind and character not generally taught in the public
scho Is of said city; and more particularly to the educating of
persons in the speciiil branches or studies that will he directh
useful to them in their obtaining a position and occupation
for lite.

Also, to maintain and keep up a course of Free Lecture:-, de-
'. - • I to the Art.-, Sciences and Xatural Philosophy, or in li( u
thereof. Public Readings, or whatever other form of useful and
instructive evening exercises may be found the best adapted
from time to time to the wants of the pub

A iso. to maintain and keep up a free Reading Room to he
supplied with the standard newspapers and magazines of the
day. and also the standard work- on arts and sciences, and
other- particularly in keeping with the studies taught in said
institution, avoiding. as near as may be, novels and sensational
literature.

Ai.-o, to maintain a School l\<r the instruction of respectable
females, in differ* iches of art, science, design, &c. : the

same to he adapted, as near as may he. to instructions in such
branches of art, trade, designs, &c, a- wili enable them to gain
a livelii refrom.

And as soon a- the income from my -aid estate will justify
-ueh an outlay, T de-ire to have them establish and maintain a
thorough Polytechnic School, and to do all in their power to
ud t'> none in the thoroughness and efficiency of
tin- teaching therein ; — this in no wise to interfere with the
School for female.-, hut may take the place (or the course of
night instructions above referred to, if said Trustees deem it
best.

[f said Trustees should deem it best to procure more land,
to use in connection with said lots above described, on which
said building is to be i re I i I, then and in that case, I fully
authorize and em hem to *ell and convey or exchange

any of my other real estate of like value therefor, and
the lapse of twenty years from my death, I hereby fully author-
ize them to sell and convey any or all of my real estate, where-
ever sil -• . \ ■ pt said lots above described, and wbal
other lots (it* any) are purchased and added thereto in said
block. And after the lapse of twenty-five years from nu
death, if said -Trustees or their successors should find that said
lots ami improvements nknownas Lewis Intstitute shall

have become unfit for the purpose herein - . notat all

adapted thereto, that then, and in thai case, said Trustees or
their su >rs may purchase other property in said city, and

erect a suitable building thereon, to be known as !.. .vis I
tutr, ami to be held tor tic same uses and purposes, and
■' ■ sume trusts herein designated, and thereupon sell and
convev said premises firsi above specified. Or, in case the
building; upon said lot? - mid be destroyed by tire, an
locality thereof having thereby or prior thereto, become un-
fitted for the locality of said Institute. en and in that - ,
said Trustees or their successors, may sell any oral! of • id
premises in said block, and reinvest same in some othei
locality, in said ' \ go, and rebuild said Instil

it aforesaid: but otherwise, in case of destruction by tire,
said Institution shall be rebuilt on said premises first above
described. But 1 further will, thai if a majority of said Trus-
tees or their successors shall decide before proceeding to erect
said building on said lots iirsi above described, that the local-
ity thereof is unfitted for and not suitable for the en ction oi
said building thereon, and they can procure another site b
adapted thereto, by the sale and proceeds of said lots first
named, and other real estate, uol exceeding in value Fifty !
sand Dollars, then, and m that case, I fully authorize them to
sell and convey said lots and other real estate, not exceeding

in value fifty thousand dollars, and with the same, purchase a
site where a building thereon can be erected and r<
advantageously for business purposes. Being desirous, as
before stated, of procuring a good income from the building, in
order to aid and assist said Institution.

In view oi' the mutability of human affairs, f shall hav< to
trust to the judgment and discretion of said Trustees, to fix the
amount to be devoted to each branch of said Institution from
year to year; but 'l[ l$ m.v express will and desire
that in no rase shall the expenses exceed the income
from my said estate, and that there shall each year
be a surplus over the expenses, to be carried to a
contingent account, to be used from time to time in expanding
and developing the use and efficiency of -aid institution.

In ease of the death, removal or refusal of either of said
Trustees to acl in the premises, I hereby authorize and
empower the others to fill the vacancy; but incase of their in-
ability, m : refusal so to do tor sixh (GO) days, or in ease
two or more thereof should refuse or be unable to act in the
premises, then said vacancy to be filled by the Judges of the
Circuit Court of Cook county, Illinois, from nanus of per-
sons furnished them by said Trustees, or either of them, or their
legal representatives, in cas< they are all deceased.

It is my will and desire, that upon the erection of said build-
ing, or upon proceeding so to do, that the Trustees herein, or
those appointed in their stead, as above provided, upon their
motion at either time they deem best, shall have the number
of trustees herein increased to five in the same manner and way
ibove provided, viz : By the J ndges of the Circuit Court of
Cook county; and upon failure of Trustees to fill or have filled
any vacancy in their board, for the space of one year, in man-
ner and form as provided by their rules and by-laws, then
and in that case said vacancy shall be filled by the Judges of
the <i: nit (' Mitt ^t' Cook county, in manner as above pro-
vided, the Trustees appointed from time to time, as above
specified, to have like power and authority in the promises, as

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trustees herein named. And it is my will and desire, thai
said Board of five Trustees, when duh organized, shall pro-
ceed to pass all necessary rule.-, and by-laws relative to the
election or selection of Trustees to fill vacancies in the Board,
and also relative to the appointment and selection of other offi-
cers or employees to be connected with said institute; and also
all necessary rules and regulations relative to the management
and conducting of said Institute, providing i hat the schools and
lectures shall be. It . i the resident of C ik county; then, in
case tit. 'it. is room for others, 2d, for the residents of th< I
of Illinois, and it not then filled, 3d, for residents of any of
the adjoining Slates. The Board of Trustees, however, to be
the sole judges as to the admission of parties outside o
first named. And it is also iny will and desire that said Board
of Trustees shall include iu their list of officers of said institu-
tion a Board of Directors or Managers, the presiding! .
ol iii" Board ol Trustees to b ff io presiding officer ••;' "!

Board •>!' Directors or Managers, which <a\<\ last named Board
to act under the direction and control of the Board of
Trustees.

And it is also my desire, that ail Trustees shall make an an-
nual report to the Probate or County Court of Cook County,
said report to be examined, and if found correct, to be ap-
proved by the Court, as reports in case of estates, and that
such reports shall from time to time be duly entered of record
in said Court for the inspection of all concerned. And that
they shall procure whatever legislation they deem prudent
and best for the interest of said Institution, but especiallv pro-
viding against its being controlled by or in the interest ofanv
political party, or of any religious sect or denomination what-
ever, and for that reason particularly guarding every avenue
that would tend in that way in the manner of selecting and
appointing Trustees in the premises. And I will and desire,
iliat in all cases Trustees shall be residents and freeholders of
( 'ook < 'ounty, aforesaid.

Said Trustees hereby or hereinafter appointed, are to hold

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thoi r positions during lite or good b havior in office; but any
failure to attend the meetings of said Board for six months, or
their duties thereof for a like period, unless in eas< of sickness
or temporary absence from the County, shall be taken and
treated as a refusal to act, and a vacancy thereby occur: and
any Trustee may at any time be rem ived and his successor ap-
pointed, as provided by the rules and regulation? of said In-
stitution, for good cause shown.

And the said Trustees are hereby expressly forbidden to
mortgage or encumber any real, per- »ual or mixed -'-tare held
by them in the premises, and also tV< >m making or incurring anv
indebtedness without funds provided to meet the same. Thev
are at the same time required to keej well insured all insurable
property belonging to said [nsti .. and to exercise the

same care and prudence in rise premises that a | i busi-

ness man would in the management of his own pr »pertv, and
no more.

In the admission of students, or ' tin selection of teachers
and officers, or in any matter or thing pertaining to said
Institution, said Trustees shall not make any discrimin;
or preference on account of the religious views, tenet- 01
opinions, of any stud< nts, teacher, officer, or applicant of any
kind. Nor shall they allow any doctrinal teachings in said
institution.

And Lastly. I hereby constitute and appoint my brother,
ilExm !•'. Lewis, and Hugh A. White, of Cook county afore-
said. Executors of this ray last Will and Testament, and also
waiving all bonds of and from my s ;tid Executors, other than
their personal bonds, as by law required.

I\ \Y\ rxi-- \Vi>:,i:i..,i , I, the said \ u - ( '. Lewis, have I

unto set my hand, and affixed my seal, this twenty-third
day of June, A. D. 1875. (Exe ited in duplies

Allen C. Lew ts. [> .. |
Signed, sealed, published and declared, by the said Ai. :.:.:. C.

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Lewis, as and for his last Will and Testament, in the
presence of us, who in his presence, and at his request,
and in the pres< uce of each other, have subscribed our
names as witnesses hereto.

Vincent C. McCli re,
No. 220 Warren Avenue, Chicago.
Robert Gentry,

Avenue House, Chicago.
Solomon 11. Tiiomps

46 Park Avenue, Chicago.
Proved and admitted to record in open Court, this 1st day
of November, A. D. 1877.

M. R. M. Wallace,

( o. Judge.

1, Ai u \ C. Lewis, being of a souud mind and disposing
memory, do hereby make, publish and declare this a Codicil
to the last Will and Testament by me made and declared, in
duplicate, on the twenty-third day of dune, A. D. 1875, in the
preseuee of Viucent C. MeClure, Robert Gentry and Solomon
H. Thompson, who at my request subscribed said last Will and
Testament as witnesses :

First.
It is my will, and 1 hereby revoke and annul the bequest in
the secoud section of my said last will and testament. •' To
" the Trustees of Ei Isi • Lodgt No. 22, of tfa Independent Order
'' of Odd Fello m of Om Thousand Dollars, to be placed to

"and ''/■■ the Widows' and Orphans' Fund of said Lodge" and in
lieu, place and stead of said bequest, so revoked as last afore-
said, r give and bequeath to the Trustees opExcklsiok Lodge
No. 22, of ill" City of Chicago, in the county of Cook, and
State of Illinois, oi the rudependenl Order of Odd Fellows
the sum of Fict Hundred Dollars, to be placed to and in the
Widows' and Orphans' Fund of said Lodge.

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Second.
I give and bequeath to the Trustees or the Eighth Pe -
byterian Church, of the City of Chicago, aforesaid, the sum of
Five Hundri d Dollars.

Third.
It is my will, that the several bequests made and mentii
in the second and third sections of my aforesaid Will, and in
the first and second sectious ol thi ■'. tl • o, be paid by

my executors in said Will appointed, out of and from tl
come of my said estate, as soon after my decease as circum-
stances will permit, and in no evenl shall any of said beqi
be paid from or out of the principal o{ my said estate, but
the same shall be held and kept intact by \x\\ said i

Foi KTH.

The fourth section of my aforesaid Will and Testament giv-
ing and devising to my brother, Henry F. Lev i.-. in trust, the
sum of Fifteen Thousand Doll o nvest the same and n«
income th f for the us< and I Miss ( rertrudi >

cer, is hereby canceled, revoked and annulled, and the sum in
said bequesi mentioned is to be taken and become a pari
portion of my residuary estate in said Will mentioned.

Y\ i- rii.
J give and bequeath to the aforesaid XI lss Geri ri ni. Spencer.
ofJBeloit, Wisconsin, for the term of her natural life, an an-
nuity of Ont Th.ousand Dollars, the same to !■ paid her by
the Executors of my said last Will, in semi-annual installments
of /'••■' //'/•"/■ I Dollars each: Provided, that the settlement
of 1113 said estate shall not 1"' delayed on account or by reason
of said annuity, but that the same shall be closed and settled
as speedily as possible; and that upon the settlement of my
said estate, and the transfer of my said residuary estate to the
residuary devisees and Trustees in said Will named, said resid-
uary devisees and Trustees shall pay said annuity in manner

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and form as aforesaid ; and said annuity is hereby made and
declared to be a charge upon said residuary estate in said
"Will mentioned.

Sixth.

It i.- niv will that the following clause in the fifth section
of ray aforesaid Will, viz :

" To invest or have invested, all my personal estate in good notes,
ts bonds , or other avadabl ? rarities that an well secured, ?n
" United States, Cook County, Chicago City, or good lie
" Bonds, c "' Bonds or Notes secured by real estati or good.

u collaterals , for, during, and until A. I). 1885, or until such I ■ •■
" as th mm of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars can b realized
" out of my perso d dat invested as at forth," be and the

same is hereby canceled, revoked and annulled, and in lieu,
place and stead of the clause so canceled, revoked, annulled
and expunged, as last aforesaid, the following clause be in-
serted and read and taken as part of said Will, viz. :

To in esi or have invested all income received, and also
all moneys realized out of the property I may die seized or
possessi ! of, in either United States, Cool< County, Chicago
City or prompt paying Railroad Bonds or personal
bonds, or Xotes well secured by real estate, or good
collaterals, or in centrally located Chicago business
property, for, during and until A. 1 >. 1885, or until
such time as; the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars
can be realized on' of said residuary trust estate. [\ being
my special wish and desire, that said trustees shall keep said
estate invested so as to be available whenever it shall prove
desirable to erect buildings hereby contemplated, and only to
invest in sueh real estate as will produce an income, and that
can be readily disposed of if desirable and necessary.

Seventh.

It is my will, that the word "personal" be canceled, revoked,
annulled and expunged from the following clause in the

fifth section of my said will, viz : '* Th<it then and in that case
yskall proceed as soon thereafter as the times will permit,
'• and tv)o-fifth& (2-5J of my said personal estali will bi siiffid
" erect and fully complete a building rea iy for occupancy as herein-
" after specified," and that in lieu, place and stead of the word
so canceled, revoked, expunged and annulled as aforesaid,
the words "residuary trust" be inserted, and read, and
taken as a parr, and portiou of said clause.

Eighth.

Ii is my will, that in case the Judges of the Circuit Court of
Cook County. Illinois, cannot or will not act, or in case said ( !ir-
cuit Court shall he abolished, that then and in thai case or any
of them the judges of any court of record, at that time held it
said county of Cook, are empowered and authorized to act in
any and all eases whereby the term? and provisions of mv
said last Will and Testament, the said judges of the. Circuit
Court of Cook county, Illinois, are required to act.

Ninth.
It is my will, that in case the County Court or' Cook County,
Illinois, isabolished, or its jurisdiction changed, that then and
in that ease the annual report required by ray said last Will
and Testament, to be made <w to lib !' bah or County Court of
Ooul. County, " shall then be mad..- to such Court as shall suc-
ceed to the Probati jurisdiction of said County Court, or to
such other Tribunal or Court, as shall by law be provided in
such cases.

Tenth.

It is my Will that the Trustees in said Will named, and the
Trustees of said Lewi- Institute when the same shall be or-
ganized and established, and said trust estate shall pas- into
their possession, control and ownership; shall take charge of
my lot and vault in Rose Hill Cemetery, in the County of
Cook and State of Illinois and keep the same at all time- in
: order and repair.

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Lastly', It is niv will thai in all other respects, the terms
and condition*, and provisions! of my said last Will and Testa-
ment, of and to which this is declared a Codicil, shall remain
unchanged and unaltered, and that the same is herebj ratified
and confirmed, and thai the executors therein named and ap-
pointed, shall be the executors (without bonds), of this codi-
cil thereto.

In Witness Whereof, 1. Allen C. Lewis, the T<

herein, have executed this C >dici] in duplicate, under rav
hand and seal, at the city of Chicago, in the County of
Cook, and State of Illinois, this twenty-fourth day of Feb-
ruary. A. D. 1ST7.

Allen C. Li wjs. [Seal.~\

Subscribed, sealed, published, and declared by the said
Allen C. Lewis, the testator, induplicate as and tor a codicil to
his last will and testament, bearing date dune -'■). A. I). 1875,
and witnessed by Vincent < '. McClure, Robert Gentry, and
Solomon Ii. Thompson, in the presence of us, present at the
same time, who at the request, and in the presence of, said
testator, and in the presence of each other, have hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses.

Y. C. McClure,
No. 259 Warren Avenue. Chicago.
S. II. Tho.m Pj?0N,

46 Park Avenue.
Robert < ! ivi in .
Sherman House.
Proved and admitted to record in open court, this 1st <\ny
of November, A. D. 1877. M. It. M. Wallace,

Co. Judye.

is 1727394

Vss.

State of [llin
County of Cook, j

The People of the State of [llinois, To all persons to
whom these presents shall come, Greeting:

K.nov, Ye, That whereas, ALLES C. LEWIS, late of the
Countv of Cook and Stale of Illinois, died en or about the
twenty-fifth day of October, 1877, as it is said, after having
duly made and published his Last Will and Testament, and Codi-
cil thereto, :i copy whereof is hereunto annexed, leaving .
time of his death property in this State, .which may lie lost
roved, or diminished in value, if speedy care be not taken
of the same; and inasmuch as it appears that Henry. F. Lewis
and Hugh A. White have been appointed executors in and
bv the said last Will and Testament to execute the same, and to
tin end that the said property may be [(reserved for those who
shall appear to have a legal right or interest therein, and that
rhe said Will may be executed according to the request of said
testator, we do hereby* authorize them, the said 1 1 in i ; \ K. Lewis
and Hugh A. White, as such executors, to colled and secure
all and singular the goods and chattels, rights and credits
which were of the said Allen ('. Lewis at the time of his
decease, in whosesoever hands or possession the same niav be
found, in this State, and well and truly to perform and fulfill
all such duties as may be enjoined upon them by the said Will,
so far as there shall be property ; and the law charge them and
in general do and perform all other acts which now are, or ma \
be required of them by law.

Witness, Hermann Likb, Clerk of the County Court
of Cook County, and the seal of said Court, at
Chicago, in said County, this first day of Novem-
ber, A. 1). 1877.
[L. s.]

Hermann Lieb,

( 'h rk.

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Sta i i: of Illinois, )

Vss.
Countv of Cook, i

1, _ Clerk

of the County Court of Cook County, in the Slate aforesaid,
do hereby certify that the foregoing fifteen pages is a true
and correct copy of the lasl Will and Testament, and Codicil
thereto, of Allen C. Lewis deceased, and of letters testamen-
tary issued thereon, on the first day of November, 1877, to
Henri 1-'. Lewis and Hugh A. White, now in force, as it
appears from the original on file, and from the records of the
Count\ Court now in my office.

In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand,
and affixed the seal of the County Court of Cook
County, at Chicago, in said County, this

day of

A. L>. 18—.

Clerk.

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