A list has been published of the fortunes left bylth* American Presidents at their deaths.; According to this, Washington left 800,pOOdols ; John Adams, 75,000dol«; Jefferson died so poor that, had Congress not bought his library for 20,000do!s, there would not hare been a sufficiency of money to pay.his debts. Madison left l50,000dols; Munro nothing, and his relatives had to bear the cost of hit funeral ;'j o htt Quincy Adams left $55,000; Jackson j $80,000; Van Buren, $400,000; Polk anid Taylor, $150,000; Fillimore. $200,000; Pierce, $50,000; Buchanan $200,000; Lincoln, §75,000; and Andrew Johnson,', $0,000.
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Thames Star, Volume XIII, Issue 4212, 1 July 1882, Page 2
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