Ben Franklin left $2,000 to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia in his will to help young tradesme
Ben Franklin left $2,000 to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia in his will to help young tradesmen, with one hitch: much of the money could not be drawn on for 100 years, and the rest could not be distributed for 200 years. In 1990, it was worth $6.5 million. -- source link
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