Sir Alonzo MONEY [15564]

  General Notes:

ALONZO MONEY C.B. (Order of Osmanieh, 2nd Class), Educated Haileyburg 1840-42, India 1842-78 Commissioner of Bhagalpur 1864, Member of Board of Revenue, Calcutta 1870, Member of Legis-Lalivie Council Bengal, ANNT 1878, English Commissioner of Public Debt in Egypt 1883.
Engaged before the enemy at Gaibuchara 3rd Aug 1857, against the mutinous Nujeebsi when removing Treasure to Calcutta, at Etawah on 8th Sept 1857 against the 5th Irregular Cavalry, at Ontee on 2nd Nov 1857 against two mutinous companies of the 32nd Native Infantry, at Ibrahimpore on 29th June 1858 against 15 mutinous Sepoys.
Sold with papers with extracts from Modern English Biography, Frederic Boase Who Was Who 1897-1916, Memorials of Old Haileyburg College, Students at The East India College 1806-1857, a Petition Dated 1839 etc.

United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers
Alonzo Money
Initiation Age: 23
Birth Year: abt 1821
Initiation Date: 20 Aug 1844
First Payment Year on Register: 1844
Year Range: 1837-1862
Profession: Civil Service
Lodge: Star In The East Lodge Calcutta
Lodge Number: 80
Folio Number: 120

THE MEDALS OF SIR ALONZO MONEY comprising THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDER OF THE BATH (BREAST BADGE), G. CB SASH BADGE (CIVIL), INDIAN MUTINY MEDAL, CIVIL SERVICE with ribbon, TURKISH ORDER OF OSMANIEH STAR AND NECK BADGE, MEDIJIELI STAR & NECK BADGE.

MONEY SIR ALONZO
I.C.S. son of George Money, Master of the Supreme Court, Calcutta : educated at Haileybury : went out to Lower Bengal 1843 : in the mutiny, as Magistrate Collector of Gaya. returned to the station when ordered away, saved the treasure at great personal risk, escorted it to Calcutta : Constantly engaged with the rebels in Bihar : C.B., 1860 : Commissioner of Bhagalpur, 1863 : Member of the Board of Revenue. 1869, and of the Bengal Legislative Council : left India, 1877 :
Commissioner of the Public Debt of Egypt from 1880: KCMG., 1898. Died at Cairo, April 7 1900.
Dictionary of Indian Biography

Money Sir Alonzo of Cairo Egypt, KCMG CB died 8 April 1900. Probate London 20 August 1900 to Cuthbert Henry Morrice in H M army and Herbert Francis Smith banker. Effects L25913 13s 6d.
National Probate Calendar.

  Other Records

1. Alonzo Money: Will, 5 Oct 1895 plus two Codicils.
I AL0NZ0 M0NEY C.B. English Commissioner of the Caisse de la Dette¹ in Egypt hereby revoke all testamentary dispositions heretofore made by me and declare this to be my last will I appoint my son in law Captain Cuthbert Henry Morrice and Major General Hungerford Meyer Boddam of 155 Croxted Road West Dulwich to be my EXECUTORS to administer my personal estate in England and India
I appoint W Wilfred Carey of the Administration of the Domains in Cairo or in case of his death in my lifetime or his absence from Cairo at the time of my death Monsieur Cesar Caprara of the Caisse de la Dette to be my EXECUTOR to administer my personal estate in Egypt and I bequeath to whichever of them the said
W Wilfred Carey or Cesar Caprara shall prove my will in Egypt the sum of £80 free of legacy duty as a small token of my gratitude to him for the trouble caused to him by so doing I give to my son George Edward Money the following articles in Egypt or elsewhere viz My gold watch and chain All my silver plate the Bible which formerly belonged to my mother The enlarged photographs of my wife my daughter Grace and Mrs Eldridge now St George A valuable china bowl with P.M. painted on it (belonged to my Mother) a carriage clock in my study - was my wife's - two Japanese vases in big drawing room half the donkey bags and camel bags in the two drawing rooms A small black and white fancy cupboard with folding doors (made by my Mother) a framed photograph of my son and the officers of his Regiment the big Moosharabeah screen in small drawing room a side table or stand up writing table with old carving in big drawing room I give to my daughter Nelly Maud Morrice the following articles in Egypt or elsewhere viz All the pieces of embroidery and all antimacassars in my house in Egypt the carpets on the two divans and on the sofa in the small drawing room three of the best rugs to be selected by my executor out of all all photographs not in wooden frames two photographs of my daughter in Moosharabeah frames with frames all books of photographs all Port wine a small carriage clock in my bedroom belonged to my daughter Grace two Japanese vases on chimney piece in small drawing room two long scent bottles in bronze holders belonged to my mother all small vases and other chimney ornaments except brass things small bronze bell female figure belonged to my mother All ornaments cameo brooches etc on small tables in drawing room All paper weights in my study the Moosharabeah screen in big drawing room six paintings on china in three wooden frames two ivory paper knives with inlaid Japanese work the Bible which formerly belonged to my daughter Grace and afterwards to my wife the Prayer book given to me by my daughter Nelly Maud the following articles of Parian composition viz a group of mother and child another group of mother and child (Ino and Bacchus) an Angel the china plates on the walls of the two drawing rooms all my electro plated ware the writing table in my study the miniatures in the drawing room the two oil paintings copies from Raphael an old ventian chest of drawers with big glass in dining room the book case in drawing room made of .mahogany the following books Fables de la Fontaine two big volumes Dante's Inferno illustrated by. Gustave Dore Shakespeare eight volumes Leech's pictures three volumes George Sand's works fifty seven volumes Waverley Novels twenty five volumes Gibbon's Roman Empire Eight volumes Milton's works eight volumes Pope's works eight volumes Une Annee en Italie one volume Suggestive Thoughts one volume by my mother Our Tent in the Crimea one volume Hearts of Oak one volume My Fur Coat An Inverness Cape Coat An Ulster Three blue vases on chimney piece in dining room I direct my executor in Egypt to put up for sale the following pictures at the reserve prices herein mentioned viz Lake and Mountains £50 Stag and Mountains £40 Hermit Watering Flowers £30 Landscape (near the Lake picture) £22 and I bequeath the net proceeds of sale to my said son George Edward Money and my said daughter Nelly Maud Morrice in equal shares And I direct that any of the said four pictures which are not so sold shall be sent to England to be divided amicably between my said son and my said daughter and that if they fail to make an amicable division they must draw lots for the unsold pictures I give the following legacies to the following persons free of legacy duty viz to my housekeeper and kind friend Miss Ellen Roberts all the furniture of her bedroom and of the room in which she has her meals to my servant Ahmed the sum of £30 to my servant Abdool the sum of £20 to my old syce Ahmed the sum of £30 and to my servant Kaleel the sum of £15 And I direct that all the said pecuniary legacies hereby bequeathed shall be paid out of the residue of my personal estate in Egypt (not specifically bequeathed) provided that the same shall be sufficient for that purpose at the time of my death and that if the same shall not be sufficient the deficiency shall be provided by my executors in England I direct my executor in Egypt to sell call in and convert into money all my property in Egypt (except bonds stocks shares and securities for money and such articles as are specifically bequeathed) in such manner as he shall in his uncontrolled discretion think, fit, and to pay thereout my debts due in Egypt and my funeral expenses if I shall die in Egypt and the said pecuniary legacies And I bequeath the residue of such proceeds of sale conversion and calling in to my said son and daughter in equal shares I direct my executors in England to pay my debts (which are not paid by my executor in Egypt) and my funeral expenses in case I do not die in Egypt and my testamentary expenses out of the ready money at my bankers and if that be not sufficient then by the sale of such shares and securities forming part of my residuary estate as they may select
I bequeath to my said son George Edward Money the money assured by my Life Policy for Rs10,000 now held by the Bank of Bengal and I also bequeath to him my 15 shares in the Gola Ghat Co
I bequeath to my said daughter Rs14,000 Promissory Notes of the Indian Government Loan
I give devise and bequeath all the rest residue and remainder of my real and personal property whatsoever and wheresoever to the said George Edward Money and Nelly Maud Morrice in equal shares
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand this fifth day of October 1895
ALONZO MONEY
Signed acknowledged and declared by the above named Alonzo Money the testator as and for his last will in the presence of us both present at the same time who at his request in his presence and in the presence
of each other have hereunto set our hands as witnesses
HARRY CHESTER Grays Inn Solr
CHAS F CHAMPION his clerk.

I ALONZO MONEY C.B. English Commissioner of the Caisse de la Dette in Egypt declare this to be a first codicil which I make this fourth of July one thousand eight hundred and ninety six to my will which is dated the fifth October eighteen hundred and ninety five Whereas by the said will I appointed Monsieur Cesar Caprara to act as my EXECUTOR in Egypt in case of the death or absence of Mr W Wilfred Carey I now cancel and revoke such appointment and I appoint Mr Ayerst Henham Hooker of the Salt Department Cairo to act as my EXECUTOR in Egypt in case of the death absence or sickness of Mr W Wilfred Carey and I bequeath to him should he so act the sum of eighty pounds sterling as by my will is given to Mr Carey if he acts as my executor
And whereas my nephew Kyrle Money son of my brother Edward Money owes me a few pounds for money advanced to him on my account on various occasions by my solicitor. Mr Harry Chester of 4 South Square Gray's Inn I hereby declare that whatever may be the amount of such advances due to me at my death I make a present of it to my nephew Kyrle
And subject as aforesaid I confirm my said will
IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year first above written
ALONZO MONEY
Signed and declared by the above named Alonzo Money the testator as a codicil to his last will in the presence of us both present at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set our hands as witnesses
DAVID REES Reuters Agent Cairo
CRESCENCE WURTH Cairo.

I ALONZO MONEY K.C.M.G; C.B. by this second codicil to my Will declare that in addition to the pictures specifically bequeathed by me to my daughter Nel]y Maud Morrice I bequeath to her the picture by Mr Varley representing a view of landscape on the Nile
ALONZO MONEY
Signed and declared by the above named Alonzo Money as a 2nd codicil to his will in the presence of us both present at the same time who in his presence and in the presence of each other have hereunto set
our.hands as witnesses
G B MORANA TERMOIN Commissaire Italien a la Caisse de la dette au Caire la cinq Juillet. 1898
OTTMAR VON MOHL July 5th 1898 Commissaire Allemand a la. Caisse de la Dette.

I SIR ALONZO MONEY G.C.M.G C.E; English Commissioner of the Caisse de la Dette in Egypt Declare this to be a second codicil which I make on the twenty eighth of September one thousand eight hundred and ninety eight to my will which is dated the fifth of October one thousand eight hundred and ninety five
Whereas by my said will I have appointed Major General Hungerford Meyer Boddam one of my executors to administer my personal estate in England and India Now I hereby cancel and revoke such appointment and in place thereof I appoint Herbert F Smith Esquire of No1 Lombard Street London to act as one of my EXECUTORS to administer my personal estate in England and India jointly with Captain Cuthbert Henry Morrice the other executor named in my said will
And in all other respects I confirm my said will and first codicil IN WITNESS whereof I have hereunto set my hand the day and year,first above written
ALONZO MONEY
Signed and declared by the said Sir Alonzo Money as and for a codicil to his will in the presence of us who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other (both being present at the same time) have hereunto subscribed our names as witnesses
A RANKEN FORD of Grays Inn Solr
W E CHAMPION clerk to the said A Ranken Ford.

No 229.
I hereby certify the foregoing to be a true and correct copy of the original existing in the archives of this office. H.B.M. Consulate Cairo May 10 1900.
Raph Borg, H.M's Consul.
I hereby certify that the Will and Codicils of Sir Alonzo Money (of which the foregoing are respectively true copies) were duly admitted to Probate in this Court on the seventh day of May 1900.
H.B.M.Consular Court Cairo May 31 1900.
Raph: Borg. H.M's Consul.

ON the 20th day of August 1900 Probate of this Will with three codicils was granted to Cuthbert Henry Morrice the Executor for England and India.

Footnote:
1. The Caisse de la Dette Publique ("Public Debt Commission") was an international commission established by a decree issued by Khedive Ismail of Egypt on 2 May 1876 to supervise the payment by the Egyptian government of the loans to the European governments following the construction of the Suez Canal. It was initially led by a secretary and three commissioners representing the governments of Austria-Hungary, France and Italy; and from 1877 the United Kingdom. One of the Commissioners would serve as the President, or Chairman, of the Commission. "This system was under the control of two main countries, France and Britain. This system of 'dual control' represented Europeans direct intervention in Egypt's financial affairs."
The Public Debt Commission was abolished by a bilateral agreement between the British and the Egyptian governments, signed on 17 July 1940, due to Allied interest in improving relations with Cairo during the Second World War.