Inventory of John Mead’s estate filed at Probate Court

1. Mead’s estate included two pieces of real estate, one being his business at the “old Methodist Church” and the other being a piece of land on Farmington Avenue near Laurel Street.
2. Mead also owned 19 shares of stock in First National Bank.
3. Mead had cash on deposit in three different banks in the total amount of $60,628.97.
4. The remainder of Mead’s estate was personal property, which would have been appraised at $36,098.33.

The last of the three cash deposits is difficult to read, and I’m not certain I’ve guessed correctly on the digits in the hundreds and tens places.  This guess also affects the appraised value of the personal property, as that figure was determined through arithmetic.

John Mead died on September 17, 1889.

Nowhere does the inventory mention a residence.

Mead’s estate would be worth $3,899,214.95 today.

Unattributed.  “John C. Mead’s estate,” Hartford Courant, February 12, 1890, page 5.