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Show Fortunes of Presidents. N Washington left an estate valued at more than SsOO.OOO; John Adams died moderately well off, leaving about ? 5.000; .leffcrson died so poor that if congress had not purchased his library at S'JO.000 he would have been a pauper: Madison was frugal, and left about $150,000; Monroe Mon-roe died so poor that he was burled at the expense of his relatives; John Qulney Adams left about S55.0O0 ; Jackson died worth $0,000; Van Buren left some S40O.000. It is said he did not draw his salary while in office, but at the expiration expira-tion of his term of service drew the whole 100,000. Polk left an estate valued at 5150,000; Taylor had saved something from his pay while in the army and died worth 5150.000; Tyler married a lady of wealth; Fillmore was always frugal and added to his savings by marrying a woman of wealth, and was worth about S200.000; Pierre's estate was valued at 350,000; Buchanan left $200,000; Hayes was alwavs frugal and added to his fortune, for-tune, while Garfield was onlv moderately well off; Harrison died worth $250,000, while Cleveland's fortune was large; Mc-Kinley Mc-Kinley and Taft were not well off. while Roosevelt had a substantial competence; Wilson has royalties from his books and his second wife is a woman of wealth. New York Sun. |