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326 been lost or mutilated, or otherwise rendered of no avail as such tokens.

In writing the school-books, I was greatly assisted by my three unmarried daughters—God bless them!—and especially by my precious Eliza; and also in the torpedo experiments by my companion and friend in exile, my affectionate son, Matthew Fontaine Maury Jr.

From these two sources my present means are mainly derived, and as these four much-loved children are not established, I wish my wife to bear that fact in mind, and while always helping according to her means that one of our children that may be most in want, I would fain, when claims are equal, she should remember how these four have, in the absence of the others, wrought with me.

Should any of these my three youngest daughters be unmarried at my dear wife's death, I desire especial provision to be made for such so as to secure each one an annuity of not leas than $700 as long as she is single. With this reservation, I desire the rest of my estate, after the death of my wife and the payment of her debts, to be equally divided among our other children.

Let my Portuguese and my Danish Decorations be returned.

My dear brother, John Herndon, is no more. The London razors for Charles were lost in the war, and my walking-cane for Brodie has been worn out. It is in my heart to leave this dear friend and kinsman a more substantial memento than it is in my power to bestow. In brotherly affection and in gratitude for his friendship and his kindness, I leave him my gold spectacles, and hope that he will think of me sometimes, and, when he thinks, wear them.

I appoint my wife my executrix, and desire that she may qualify without security.