Galloupe v. Blake

This is a petition brought by the executor of the will of Ann Maria Fosdick for instructions as to whom certain legacies under Article 2 of the will are to be paid and in what amounts. This article, so far as material to the questions to be decided, is as follows:

“ 2. To my cousins, Elizabeth A. Mason and Charming Frothingham, in equal shares, of Brooklyn, New York, son *198and daughter of Isaac H. Frothingham, or the survivor of them, I give the sum of Five Thousand (5,000) Dollars.

“ To my cousins, Mrs. Sadie Holland and Wellington Frothingham, of said Brooklyn, children of Abraham R.…