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said city of Shieldsborough and the improvements thereon known as the Ledoux property, together with the furniture and the houses thereon, and the vacant lot of land lying on the North side of the Ledoux property and adjoining to the lots herein bequeathed to M.V.Girard, valued at $2200.00. Also the lot of land on the North side Main street known as the Lodge lot valued at $600.00. Also the following Slaves towit: The Mulatto man Edmund valued at $1400.00. The Negro woman Gertrude $800.00, Negro woman Justine, $800.00. Her indebtedness to me amounting on the 1st. of August 1860, to $1773.00. The whole of the Morgan Stock of cattle at $8.00 per head.
Eighth: I give and bequeath to my daughter Delphine Garandy, the lot of land in said city of Shieldsborough and the improvements thereon lying on the south side of Washington Street known as the Mazilly property together with the appurtennces &c., valued at $400.00. Also the following slaves towit: The negro woman Folite valued at $500.00.
The negro man Charles $1200.00. Negro man Lostin $1400.00. Also Garandy's indebtedness to me amounting on the 11th. of Decenber 1859 to $3564.00. Also one half of the Jourdon stock of cattle valued at $8.00 per head. The said Madeline S. Saucier has to account to her co-heirs for the interest on the sum of $1773.00 at 6 per cent per annum from the 1st. of August 1860. And the said Delphine Garandy has to account to her coheirs for the interest on the sum of $3504.00 from the 11th of Decembe 1859, at 6. per cent per annum.
The foregoing specified real and personal property composes the part of my estate in the state of Mississippi which being by me devised bequeathed and distributed as aforesaid among my several children it is my desire and most solemn request that after my death they receive from my executors herein after named the share or portion as desired by me to each of them respectively, peaceably and without contestations or any difficulties whatsoever among themselves. But being desirous that each of my said children should after my death receive an equal share, or portion of my estate, it is my will and I positively require, that all the property thus by me devised and bequeathed to each of them respectively be received by each of them, and taken at the valuation by me set upon the same, and that all the shares be made equal in value by my executors paying out of the funds hereinafter specified to those who have received shares of less value than the highest share, such amount in money as will make all the shares equal in value to the highest share.
There remains undisposed of the following property belonging to my estate towit: A steam saw mill situate near the mouth of Wolf River in the County of Harrison (Miss.) which I value at $5000.00, also a considerable quantity of wild lands along the waters of said Wolf River in both the counties of Hancock and Harrison which I value at $3000.00, a large quantity of saw logs which I value at $4000.00; and a schooner named the "Montebello" which I value at $4000.00, all of which it is my will that my executors proceed to sell either at private sale or at auction on credit or for cash they may desire and judge the most advantageous as soon as conveniently they can, without the intervention of the court of Probates, or any order of sale for the same; my executors reporting to said court their proceedings in such sale or sales. Or if any of my said heirs are desirous to take said property or any part thereof, at the valuation by me set thereon they may do so;