Pre Civil War Treasure, Goin' after Hidden Fortune

[jeff of pa]

Unfortunately needs more Info

 

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[Bum Luck]

Here is additional text from Indianapolis Journal,Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1894 — Page 2:

"He lately has fallen heir to a legacy of $50,000 In Philadelphia, from where he returned Tuesday, having purchased a vessel called the Firefly, which he is having remodeled and will be called the Flora K. Pine. The party will sail under a passpcrt as a party of American excursionists to visit all places in south seas."

Oh, and this paper lists the amount of gold as $75,000, which is more believable. Sorry for the pay cut.

 

[Honest Samuel]

The pay cut is fine with me. I am on my way.

 

[ivan salis]

why on the way? --he got a ship and went and fetched up the slave ship money from the sounds of it

 

[SD51]

Here is additional text from Indianapolis Journal,Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1894 — Page 2:

"He lately has fallen heir to a legacy of $50,000 In Philadelphia, from where he returned Tuesday, having purchased a vessel called the Firefly, which he is having remodeled and will be called the Flora K. Pine. The party will sail under a passpcrt as a party of American excursionists to visit all places in south seas."

Oh, and this paper lists the amount of gold as $75,000, which is more believable. Sorry for the pay cut.

A quick Google search shows the average price of a troy ounce of Gold in 1894 is $18.94. If they had $775,000 of Gold in the boat, it weighed 40,919 troy ounces or 44,894 ounces or 2806 pounds. $75,000 of Gold would weigh 271 pounds then. Seems to make more sense.

 

[Bum Luck]

I can't find a death record for him. - in the US that is.

Lots of islands off of S America, I notice.