The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1886-10-16
UNCLAIMED ESTATES,
Fortunes in this Country for Heirs in vari-
Gus European Countries.

Fortunes in this Country for Heirs in Vari-
Gus European Countries.
While many citizens of our own free
land are filed with a burning desire to
possess the fortunes which are reported
to be stored up in England and other
parts of the old country, it may not be
generally known that there is large
accumulation of money awaiting owner
ship in America, the heirs being resi-
dents of European countries An inter-
esting talk with George A. Smythe,
whose Office is on fremont Row, Boston,
developed some facts in connection with
this matter which are novel and at
tractive.
Mr.. Smythe has Just returned from
trip of seven weeks to England, Ireland
and Scotland, partly for pleasure, but
largely with a view of establishing ar
rangements by which hoirships can be
clearly determined and money distrib-
uted. He states that he has on his list
several hundreds of thousands of dol
lars of unclaimed money, varying in
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sand dollars all of Massachusetts peo-
pie who have died leaving no heirs near
by to claim and receive the, property.
This money lies in savings banks partly,
the rest being in stocks, lands and other
forms, some estates having been &C
cumulating for years from small orig
inal sums. For instance, in one case q
servant girl deposited 1854 in a savings
bank the interest on which has rolled
up to over $1,000, making total OF
about 81, 600. In another case which he
recently closed up the sum had adj
vanced from about 81, 800 to over 49,
600. In the latter matter he traced the
heirship to Maine, New York, Boston,
and finally back to Waltham, where he
resides, one heir living directly opposite
him, and being employed in the watch
factory.
1t appears that the woman who left
the money was a servant for over twen-
tyyears in the home of Josiah Qui ncy,
Boston grand old citizen. A man in
Maine sent for her and said: "Susan,
my wife is dead; will you marry me?"
She did, for it was an old time flame
renewed, and after years of happiness
both died. his death following a year
later than hers. Singularly enough he
never knew about the money which she
had saved from her earnings, and the
deposit went on rolling up until Just
before Mr.. Smythe's departure for Eu-
rope it was divided up. All her large
family of brothers and sisters were
dead, and the distribution was made
among sixty next of kin, the more dis
tant relatives receiving only $40 or Sl5
each.
A curious case is now pending in the
Probate Court, Boston. A man died a
few years ago leaving 100000 to be
divided among five sons. -Four of these
sons were here and received their share,
but the fifth son was away. He was
wentWest, south, and was last heard from
in New Mexico. AS he was then living, he
was entitled to the money, it being
necessary for the heirs to establish the
fact of his death before they could re-
ceive his share, and, like the Wander
ing jew, he passes on, perhaps, in des'
tituton, from place to place, unknOw'
ingly the heir to a small fortune; or
perhaps, his spirit is watching over the
money here. Boston Globe.