Leigh died unmarried and without heirs in 1786, leaving a complex will that would be create legal disputes into the 19th century, among the provisions, the will gave Leigh's scientific instruments and his library of about 1,000 books to his alma mater, Oriel College.
Leigh died unmarried and without heirs in 1786, leaving a complex will, the will gave Leigh's scientific instruments to his alma mater, Oriel College. Leigh died unmarried and without heirs in 1786, leaving a complex will, the will gave his library of about 1,000 books to his alma mater, Oriel College. This complex will would be create legal disputes into the 19th century. This is among the provisions.