Bertel Thorvaldsen
København
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Da Hr Professor Freund, som jeg i det af mig her i Staden under 5de December 1838 oprettede og af Notar Publ. paategnede Document, [:haver jeg her gjentaget og nærmere bestemt min seneste af 24deAug: 1837 og 25deJulii 1838 i Rom for Notarius udtrykte sidste Villie om hvorledes der efter min Død skal forholdes med mine Efterladenskaber:] havde, forsaavidt Skiftet efter min Død bliver at behandle her i Staden, udnævnt til Medexecutor i Forening med d Herr Conferensraad Collin og Professor, nu Justitsraad Thiele samt den af Kjøbenhavns Magistrats Midte, som ifølge mit, i den [xxx] af ovenmeldte under 5deDecbr: 1838 oprettede Document yttrede, Ønske, maatte blive auctoriseret til i Forening med de af mig valgte Executorer til at besørge det Fornødne, under ved Døden er afgaaet; saa udnævner jeg herved dHer Professor Theologiæ Clausen og Professor i Botanik Schouw til, i afgne Professor Freunds Sted, i Forening de andre tre Herrer som Fuldbyrdelsen af min sidste Villie her i Staden overdrages, som Med: Executorer overholde og fuldbyrde min i oftnævnte Document af 5 Dcbr: 1838 her kjendte sidste Villie, hvorhos det forstaaer sig selv at i Tilfælde af ulige Meninger iblandt bemeldte haves, skeer Afgjørelser efter Pluralitet af Stemmer.
Kiobenhavn d. 6 Aug 1840
For the document drawn up by me in this city December 5th 1838 and certified by notary public [:in which I have repeated and specified my last will expressed August 24th 1837 and July 25th 1838 to notary public in Rome about how to act about my property after my death:] provided that the administration after my death will take place in this city I had nominated professor Freund as co-executor together with the gentlemen Konferensråd Collin and professor, now counsellor Thiele and the person from the midst of the corporation of Copenhagen who might be authorized to attend to the needful together with the executors nominated by me according to my wish in the 6th § of the abovementioned document drawn up December 5th 1838. As professor Freund died [June 30th] I hereby nominate the gentlemen professor of theology Clausen and professor of botany Schouw in the deceased professor Freund’s place together with the other three gentlemen, to whom the execution of my last will has been assigned as co-executors to observe and execute my last will expressed in the mentioned document of December 5th 1838, and it stands to reason that in case of different opinions among the mentioned gentlemen the decision will be reached by majority of votes.
Copenhagen, August 6th 1840
[Translated by Karen Husum]
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