Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1920 — Lincoln’s Wealth at Time of Death Was $110,296.80 [ARTICLE]

Lincoln’s Wealth at Time of Death Was $110,296.80

Do you know that Abraham Lincoln was a bit of a bloated bond holder in his day? He was. That is when you consider the purchasing power of a dollar in his time to that of the present Old records in the county court at Springfield, RL, list the martyred president’s accumulated wealth at his death at $110,296.80. That was a pretty good lump in 1865. President Lincoln left no will. The money was equally distributed among three relatives —Mrs. Lincoln, Robert T. Lincoln and Thomas Lincoln, each receiving $36,765.60. The money was In bonds and cash. Notes for money loaned approximating $5,000 are listed in the administrator’s papers as “worthless.”