Accuracy, in writing of wills necessary, 220.
Acorns, to be planted on grave of Sir Charles Hastings, 155.
Actors, benefited by the will of Garrick, 270;
by the will of Booth, 339;
by the will of Forrest, 364-369;
by the will of Jefferson, 396.
Actors’ Fund, the, 339, 397.
Actors’ Home, the, 396.
Actress, beneficiary must become an, 162.
Adam, said to have left a will, xii, 10.
Adams, John Quincy, will of, 324-330.
Agassiz, Louis, preamble to will of, 198;
his pride in vocation of teacher, 198;
Boston Globe editorial on, 198-200.
Alcott, Louisa M., will of a child in “Little Women,” 58.
Alden, Captain John, will of, 330, 331.
Alienation of land, forbidden in will of Plato, 14.
Aligre, Marquis d’, will of, 249-251.
Americans, famous wills of, 324-454.
Ancient Wills, 10-48;
Barnabé Brisson an authority on, xii.
André, John, Major, his last request to General Washington, 221, 222.
“Anglicus,” the pardoned poet, will of, 246, 247.
Anglo-Saxon Wills, made in triplicate, xii.
Angoulême, Duchesse d’, her remorse for the “Lost Dauphin,” 242.
Animals, see Dumb Animals.
Annuity, a prolonged, 185.
Anthems, bequest for singing of favorite, 178.
“Anticipating the past,” 90.
Antonelli, Cardinal Giacomo, will of, 252-258.
Aram, Eugene, skull of, in York Castle, 135.
Arbilot, Mr., the humorous will of an eccentric Scotchman, 185.
Arbitration, disputes over estate of Susan M. Corning to be settled by, 177.
Archer, Henry, bequest for benefit of poor in gratitude for honors conferred, 117.
Aristotle, will of, 14-16.
“Arlotto, the Parson,” will of, 35.
Armada, The Spanish, bequest for sermon on deliverance from, 174.
Armenjon, Laurentine, 259.
Arms, bare, considered immodest by Yorkshire rector, 186.
Arnold, Benedict, will of, 331-333.
Arnold, Matthew, will of, 258.
Artists, poor, provided for in the will of Turner, 314.
Ashes, cast into the sea, 127, 144.
Ashes, cast to the four winds from Eads Bridge, St. Louis, 157.
Asselineau, Charles, his unique collection of paper-knives, 163.
Astronomical observatory, of Lick, 402, 403.
Audubon, John James, will of, 333.
Auger, Jean Baptiste Robert, will of, 258, 259.
Augustus Cæsar, will of, 17-20.
Aunt Lunky, will of a negro servant, 81.
Autopsy, Duchess of Northumberland prohibits, 132.

Bacon, Lord, will of, 259.
Bakhuysen, Ludolf, gold coins and wine distributed at his funeral, 133.
Baliol, John, of Barnard Castle, heart disposed of by widow, 21.
Balliston, John, devise to provide bread, beer, beef, and broth for poor, 120.
Balls, Elizabeth, her charitable will, 95;
provision for her horse and greyhound, 95.
Balzac, Honoré de, quotation from, 7;
describes a weird custom in “The Country Doctor,” 241.
Banks, bequest for founding patriotic, 228.
Banquet-table, a strange guest at, 138.
Barber, Robert, bequest for best recital of catechism, 163.
Bardsey Island, to be reinterred in, 132.
Barefooted, must walk, on anniversary of husband’s death, 89.
Baring-Gould, S., comments on the will of a pig, 20.
Barn, coffin to hang from beam in, for thirty years, 143.
Barnum, Phineas Taylor, will of, 334, 335.
Barnum Institute, the, 335.
Barrot, Rosine, enigmatical will of, 191.
Bastian, Elizabeth, provides for a costly mausoleum at expense of relatives, 135.
Battle, bequest as memorial of gratitude for preservation in, 116.
Baume, Pierre Henri, his frugal life, 197;
his fortune for charity, 197, 198.
Beauchamp, Guy de, Earl of Warwick, will of, 24.
Beauchamp, William de, will of, 22.
Beauchamp, William de, Earl of Warwick, will of, 23.
Beaumont sur Vingeanne, Seigneur de, François de la Palu Varembon, his desire for bright colors, 152;
his heirs to wear white at his funeral, 152.
Bed, M. Helloin buried in his, as Death found him, 143;
Langton Freeman buried in his, in summer-house, 144.
Beecher, Henry Ward, will of, 335, 336.
Beer, provided for in will of eccentric German, 106.
Bell, bequest for tolling of the, 116.
Bell, Elijah, will of, 226;
his undertaker paid in advance, 226.
Benoît, Sieur, desired to be buried in a leather trunk, 138.
Bentham, Jeremy, strange will of, 138;
his body preserved and placed at banquet-table, 138;
now in possession of University College, 138;
description of Dr. Smith regarding, 139.
Benton, Thomas H., will of, 336, 337.
Beresford Hall, 316, 317.
Bergavenny, Joan, Lady, desired to be buried without pomp or vainglory, 151.
Berkeley, Mr., leaves pension for four dogs, 99;
his gratitude to, 99.
Berne, will of citizen of, to fix price of corn and wine, 118.
Berne, Richard, will of, 32;
bequest to prisoners, 32;
for repair of highways, 32.
Bevill, Sir Robert, vindictive will of, 86.
Bibles, bequest of, 170;
possession of decided by throwing dice, 170.
Bigsby, James, will of, in rhyme, 70.
Birkbeck, Anna Margaret, directs that family letters be placed in coffin, 140.
Bizony, Emile von, bequest to his twelve horses, 94.
Blaine, James G., will of, 338.
Bletzer, Harris, his view of the world, 161.
Blyth, Thomas, directs that no mourning be worn for him, 173;
his appreciation of Dolly Varden garters, 173.
Boby, Sieur, eccentric will of, 128;
his heart to be removed, 129;
his epitaph, 129.
Body, Jeremy Taylor’s, preserved and seated at banquet-table on great occasions, 138;
to be dismembered and given to relatives, 167;
bequeathed for useful purposes, 191;
to be sold for liquidation of debts, 315.
Books, an early bequest of, 31;
in the coffin of John Underwood, 151.
Booth, Edwin T., will of, 338-340.
Boston, Mass., Charles Dickens’s views on charitable institutions of, 243;
benefited by the will of Benjamin Franklin, 370, 371.
Boston Globe, the, editorial on Louis Agassiz, 198-200.
Boudinot, Elias, a lengthy sermon in will of, 192.
Bouton, Charles, simplicity marked obsequies of, 142.
Bouton, Philippe, fourteen girls dressed in green to attend his obsequies, 142.
Brain, of Dr. Ellerby to be preserved, 129;
blank form for bequest of, 176.
Braunmiller, Joel, directs that his body be cremated and his ashes cast to the four winds, 157;
to be done from Eads Bridge, St. Louis, 157.
Bread, bequest for, for poor, 116, 118, 121;
in honor of John Bunyan, 117.
Bread, beer, beef, and broth, devise to provide, for poor, 120.
Bretagne, François, Duc de, bequest for masses and instructions for bell ringing, 133.
Bretagne, Marguérite de, bequest for masses, 134.
Brewer, David J., will of, 340-342.
Brisson, Barnabé, authority on ancient wills, xii;
works of, 134.
Brotherly love, bequest for promotion of, 114.
Brown, James, his views on political independence, 174.
Brunswick, Duke of, will of, 260, 261.
Budd, Henry, antipathy to mustaches shown in will of, 87.
Budgell, Eustace, account of, 58.
Bull Baiting, provided for in will of George Staverton, 110;
since discontinued, 111.
Bulwer-Lytton, Edward, quotation from, 215;
will of, 261.
Bunyan, John, bequest for bread in honor of, 117.
Burial, provision for, in will of Virgil, 16;
instructions of Augustus, 18;
of William de Beauchamp, 23;
of Dukes of Lancaster, 25;
of Lady Joan De Cobham, 25;
instructions for in various wills, 122-158;
customs in Austria, 138.
Buried alive, fear of being, 25, 130.
Burke, Edmund, will of, xiii, 261-266.
Burney, Frances, the will in “Memoirs of an Heiress,” 56.
Burns, Peter, philanthropic bequest in will of, 103.
Burr, Aaron, will of, 342;
duel with Alexander Hamilton, 379, 380;
later life, 380, 381.
Butcher, unexpected good fortune of a, 164.
Butler, Benjamin F., will of, 343, 344.
Butler, George, devise of land and buildings for a Travellers’ Rest, 107.
Butler and Baker’s Case, 206.

Café, testator desired his body carried to favorite, on day of his funeral, 152, 153.
Camelford, Lord, desired to be buried in a beautiful country, 152.
Capacity, comment on testamentary, 203-205.
Carey, Tereisse, unique and illiterate will of, 188.
Caroline, Queen, will of, 266, 267.
Carp, bequests to, 91.
Carriages, to be burned on the day of owner’s funeral, 131.
Carrington, Richard Christopher, ordered a deep grave, 153;
no service to be read over, 153;
not to be shaved, 153.
Cartault, Madame Jeanne, bequest for marriage portion to most deserving poor working girls, 113;
requirements for naming the first-born, 113;
the first beneficiary of, 114.
Cartouche, bequest of his skull to Genovevan Monastery at Paris, 135.
Cassiday, Joseph Johnson, will of, in rhyme, 71.
“Castle Rest,” summer home of Pullman’s mother, 413.
Cat, bequests to, 100, 101, 102;
instructions for feeding, 101.
Cat and Dog Money, provided in certain parts of England, 100.
Catechism, bequest for best recital of, 163.
Cats’ home, bequest for, by Jonathan Jackson, 101.
Cayuga Lake, heir must not go to or upon, 80.
Cecilia, in “Memoirs of an Heiress,” 56;
restrictions on marriage of, 56.
Cervantes, Saavedra, will of “Don Quixote,” 60.
Character, wills a reflection of, xi.
Charitable and kindred institutions, gifts to, 7.
Charity, 102-122.
Charles I., last moments of, 244;
his cloak and earring, 244.
Chase, Salmon P., will of, 344, 345.
Chesterfield, Lord, bequest for pet cat, 102;
will of, 267;
letter to Dr. Johnson, 274, 275.
Cheyenne Mountain, the burial place of Helen Hunt Jackson, 234.
Child, will of a, in “Little Women,” 58.
Children, provision for, 8;
one hundred at monethe’s minde, 33;
dislike of, 88;
one half of estate to heirs who had the most, 183.
Chinaman, unique will of a, 78.
Chorley, H. F., bequests to Charles Dickens and his daughter Mary, 215.
Christian Science Church, benefited by will of Mrs. Eddy, 356-361.
Christiano, Dr., bequest for benefit of three dogs, 98.
Christmas dinner, bequest for, for almshouse women, 116.
Christ’s Hospital, bequest for raisins for boys of, 118.
Chudleigh, Elizabeth, Duchess of Kingston, remarkable will of, 134.
Church, bequest to poor who attend, on stated days, 111;
bequest to encourage attendance at, 115;
body of donor mixed in mortar of, 144.
Cicero, mentions wills, xii.
Clay, Henry, will of, 345-348.
Clegg, a conjurer, humorous will of, 141;
music and drinking a feature of his funeral, 141;
to be dressed in his “roast-meat” clothes for burial, 141.
Clemens, Samuel L., will of, 348, 349.
Clergy, executors of early French wills, xii.
Clergymen, as affected by the will of Stephen Girard, 373, 374.
Cleveland, Grover, will of, 349, 350.
Clover blossom, yearly rental of a town park to be one, 232.
Cobham, Lady Joan De, will of, 25;
directions for burial, 25;
provision for seven thousand masses, 26.
Codicil, to will, 9.
Coffin, of plain boards covered with black calico, 128;
to hang for thirty years from beam in barn, 143;
and vault to be lighted by electricity, 149.
Cogan, John, bequest for encouragement to long service by maid-servants, 110.
Coke, Lord, comment on wills, vii, 6;
in Butler and Baker’s Case, 206.
Cold World, A, pathetic will so states, 82.
Collar box, a valid will on a, 168.
Columbus, Christopher, will of, 36;
a mere codicil, 36;
written in Latin, 36;
peculiar signature to, 36;
provides for an hospital, 36.
Confucius, quotation from, 225;
tomb of, 225;
Golden Rule of, 226.
“Coningsby,” will of Lord Monmouth in, 52.
Conjurer, humorous will of a, 141.
Conkling, Roscoe, will of, 351.
Cooke, John, provides for sweeping aisle of church, 106;
for a lantern to burn all night, 106.
Cooper, Edward, bequest of “a drinking,” 115.
Cooper, Ellen H., pathetic will of, 82.
Corcoran, William W., will of, 351, 352.
Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, bequest to, 351.
Corn, will of citizen of Berne to control price of, 118.
Cornfield, to be buried in a ploughed, 148.
Corning, Susan M., disputes over estate of, to be settled by arbitration, 177.
Cortusio, Lodovico, desired a gay funeral, 140;
disinherits those who weep and rewards laughter, 140;
a dowry for twelve girls who carried his body, 141;
his wishes observed to the least detail, 141.
Costs, in suit over Turner’s will, 314.
Cotton, Charles, and Izaak Walton, 316, 317.
“Count of Monte Cristo, The,” Old Noitier’s will in, 51.
“Country Doctor, The,” a weird custom described in, 241.
Court, requested not to make another will, 54.
Cows, bequest to provide, for use of the poor, 120.
Cremation, William Kinsett an early believer in, 127;
account of an early, in Dodsley’s Annual Register, 127.
Crittenden, William Logan, last lines from, 224, 225.
Cross, wood from the true, 23.
Crowell, W. H., spirit will of, 172.
Cumming, Dr. F. W., bequest for snuff and tobacco for poor, 116.
Cup, broken, bequest of, by Marquis d’ Aligre, 251.
Curious Wills, 73-202.
Curll, Edmund, rare and curious collection of wills of, 239, 240;
a list of those he published, 240.
Cynical will, a, 170.

Dalrymple, Sir David—see Hailes, Lord.
Darkness, a horror of, 149;
provision against, 149.
Daughter, bequest of, by Eudamidas, 11.
Daughter, restrictions on marriage of, 23, 52.
Davis, Jefferson, will of, 352, 353.
Davis, Mary, ordered that she be dressed in cambric for burial, 124.
Davis, Mr., a bequest for liquor, 160.
Dean, Mr. Justice, remarks in a will case, 215.
Death, figure of on tombstone, 65.
Debts, strange clause in a will to provide for payment of, 315.
Decoration Day, Robert G. Ingersoll’s address on, 211.
Denny, Sir Thomas, will of, 65;
directions for tombstone and epitaph, 65.
De Ovies, Count Julian S., directs that his body be cremated and his heart sent to Spain, 123.
Desbillons, François J. T., will of, in Latin, 65.
Desertion, by wife rewarded, 88.
Desk, a novel way of secreting will in a, 231.
Destroyed will, in “The Thunderbolt,” by Pinero, 55.
Devil, attempts to bequeath property to, 241.
Dice, bequest of Bibles decided by throwing, 170.
Dickens, Charles, a great will-maker, 55;
his views of the charitable institutions of Boston, 243;
of elderly testators, 243.
Dickinson, Charles C., eccentric will of, 80;
disliked Cayuga Lake, 80.
Dijon, Viscomte de, desired to be buried where people could walk over his body, 123.
Dilke, Fisher, a miserly husband, 157.
Dispatch, the St. Paul, quotes will of the pardoned poet, 246, 247.
Disraeli, Benjamin, will of Lord Monmouth in “Coningsby,” 52.
Dodge, William E., bequest to eldest son for spread of the Gospel, 217;
views on charitable bequests, 217.
Dodsley’s Annual Register, 1769, an early account of a cremation, 128.
Dog, Mother Hubbard’s, will of, 62;
income from bank stock for a, 95;
for the care of a favorite, 95;
annuities for a, 96, 98;
suit to obtain damages for the killing of a, 438.
Dogs, hospital for, in Marseilles, 97;
bequest for three, 98;
pensioned by Mr. Berkeley, 99.
Domicile, place of, England or France, as affecting a will, 273.
Don Quixote, will of, 60.
Door, will written on a, 167.
Douglas, Stephen A., will of, 353, 354.
Dowe, Robert, bequest for exhortation to condemned prisoners in Newgate, 245;
the form of, 245, 246.
Dower, clause with regard to, in will of George G. Vest, 437.
Dowry, bequest of annual, for young girl of testator’s native village, 133;
conditional on beneficiaries dancing on his grave annually, 133.
Dress, will in the pocket of an old, 216.
Drinking, a bequest for, 115;
a feature at funeral of a conjurer, 142.
Drinking fountains, established by will of Phoebe Deliah Nye, in St. Louis, 97.
Dryden, John, will of, 267, 268.
Dryenforth, Robert G., exacting and peculiar will of, 146;
his heir in a difficult position, 147.
Du Cange, Charles Dufresne, mentions wills on bark, xii.
Du Châtelet, desired to be buried standing, 123.
Duhalde, Paul, his partnership with God, 194;
the sincerity of his intentions, 195;
justified by his will, 196.
Dumas, Alexandre, Old Noitier’s will in “The Count of Monte Cristo,” 51.
Dumb Animals, bequests to, 90-102.
Dunlop, Dr., his humorous will not unmixed with malice, 179.
Duplicate, wills should be in, 9.
Dupuis, Madame, bequest for pet cats, 101;
instructions for feeding cats, 101.
Dwyer, Joseph, a valid will on wrapping-paper, 168.

Eads Bridge, St. Louis, ashes cast to the four winds from, 157.
Earle, William Benson, bequest for food for poor, and for flowers on grave, 118.
Early Rising, bequests contingent on, 180.
Early Wills, in France, xii.
Earring, of Charles I, 244.
Earthly happiness, insured by refusal of proposals to marriage, 160.
Easter, love-feast, bequest to provide turkeys for, 120.
Eccentricities, wills a reflection of, xi.
Ecles-hall, England, in Izaak Walton’s will, 318.
Eddinger, Samuel, unique and illiterate will of, 188.
Eddy, Mary Baker G., will of, 354-361;
burial of, 361, 362.
Edmett, Thomas, annuity for favorite dog, 98.
Edmunds, John, unusual bequest of, 170.
Education, clauses relating to, in will of Cecil John Rhodes, 295;
in will of Sam Houston, 388;
in will of George Washington, 442.
Edward I, will of in French, 24;
his body to be boiled in a caldron, 24;
Edward II ignores request, 24.
Edward IV, will of, 268.
Edwin Forrest Home, The, 364-369.
Egypt, wills in, xii.
Elder, a certain, debarred from holding office in testator’s church, 220.
Eldon, Lord, annuity to his dog, 96;
Lord Campbell’s account of, 96;
his dog painted by Landseer, 96.
Elegy on a wife, 211, 212.
Eliot, George, Mr. Casaubon’s will in “Middlemarch,” 52.
Elizabeth, Queen, bequest for sermon in remembrance of, 174.
Elks, Alameda Lodge of, beneficiary under will of R. B. Tappan, 247.
Ellerby, Dr., bequeaths his heart, brain, and lungs to friends, 129.
Embalmed, body not to be, 25.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, will of, 362-364.
England, wills known in, before Conquest, xii;