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Henry THRALE 1781 will

said trustees in such manner other by public auction or private contract as they my said trustees shall think most advisable and that the money to arise by such sale shall be paid unto the hands of my said trustees and their receipt or receipts shall be a sufficient discharge to the purchasor or purchasors of the said trust premises or any part therof for the money to be paid by such purchasor or purchasors for his her or their respective purchase monies and that such purchasor or purchasors shall not be obliged to see the application of such purchase money or any part thereof And my will is and I do hereby declare and direct that as to the Rents issues Interest and profits the said trust premises during such time as the said trade shall be carried on by my said trustees and until the same trust premises shall be sold and disposed of by virtue of the power hereinbefore given to my said trustees And also as to the profits and surplus to arise and be made from the said trade after addition and allowance of the several payments and allowances hereinbefore diverted to be paid and made thereout the same shall be upon trust to and for such uses and intents and purposes as are hereinafter mentioned expressed and declared of and recurring the residue and remainder of my estate and effects hereinafter by me disposed of And from and immediately after sale and disposition of the said trade and of the said trust premises my will is that my said trustees and the survivors and survivor of themand the executors and administrators of such survivor shall stand and be possessed of the money to arise and be received by sale thereof upon trust as to the sum of thirty thousand pounds part thereof to lay out and invest the same at interest on Government or real securities in their names and to pay to or permit and suffer my said wife Hester Lynch Thrale and her assigns to have receive and take the interest dividends and profits thereof during her natural life to and for her own sole and proper use and benefit And as to the residue and remainder of the said money to arise and be received by such sale And also as to the said sum of thirty thousand pounds or the securities wherein the same shall be invested from and after the decease of my said wife upon trust and to and for such ends intents and purposes as are hereinafter mentioned expressed and declared of and concerning the residue and remainder of my estate and effects hereinafter by me disposed of this and all the rest residue and remainder of my estate and effects whatsoever and wheresoever and of what nature or kind so ever whether real or personal which I shall be any ways seized possessed of interested in or entered unto at the time of my decease either in possession reversion remainder appurtenancy or otherwise howsoever subject nevertheless to and charged and chargeable with the payment of my debts given. I give devise and bequeath the same and every part thereof unto my said wife and the said Samuel Johnson John Cator Jeremiah Crutchley and Henry Smith their heirs executors administrators and assigns according to the respective estate and

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