Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Millionaire Thayer's Will

New York, 1895

The will of the late Arnold Thayer, the millionaire oil merchant has been offered for probate in the Surrogate's Office in Brooklyn. The estate is valued at $1,363,935. Jane J. Thayer, his widow, receives his house at 103 Pierrepont street and his country residence at Roslyn, and their contents.

—The Long Island Farmer, Jamaica, NY, May 24, 1895, p. 8.

1 comment:

MaineCliffDweller said...

Just to set the record straight here, this was the will of George Alexander Thayer, jr. Arnold was his son.