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Obituary.
private life , the consciousness arising from honest exertions , and the enjoyment of a liberal fortune . Sometime before this , he had withdrawn from all concern in the distillery , having received about seventy thousand pounds for his share in that extensive concern 19 . In his 97 th year , William
Jennens , of Acton-place , near Long Melford , county of Suffolk , and of Grosvenor-square , Esq . He was baptised in Sept . 1701 ; and was the son of Rob . J . Esq . aid-de-camp to the great Duke of Marlborough ( by Anne , his wife , daughter and heir of Ca . Guidott , Esq . lineally descended from Sir A . Guidott
, Knt . a noble Florentine , employed on -sundry embassies by King Edward VI . ) and grandson of Humphrey J . of Eddington hall , county of Warwick , Esq . Lord of Ihe manor of Nether Whitacre , ¦ in that county , in 16 S 0 , and an eminent ironmaster at Birmingham . King William III . was godfather to Ihe late
Mr . Jennens : and , amongst other valuables discovered in his house , is a silver ewer which was a present from that monarch at his-baptism . He had been page to George I ; and , during the long period of his life , remained a bachelor , more given to penuriousness than hospitality of course his
accu-; mulations magnified even beyond his powers of computation . He was the . last annuitant ofthe Exchequer tontine of tool , a share , for which he had received 3 oool . ' a year formally years past . He had property in almost every fund . '*
And such Was his immense wealth , that the dividends on most ef his stocks have not been received since 1788 , nor the interest on his mortgages for a long time , in his iron-chest , the key . of wliich could not be Found till after a long search-hid in a mortgage deed , iherewere bank-notes ofthe year 1788
to the amount of 19 , 000 ! . and several thousand new guineas : —20 , 000 ! . were found , in money and bank-notes , at his town and country houses , and also a key lo the chest containing his mother's plate and valuables , which is deposited at Child ' s the banker's , and has never been opened since her decease . He is
reported to have always kept 50 , 000 ! . in his banker ' s hands , for any sudden emergency , and had not drawn a draft on the bank lor the last fourteen years . He never , till very lately , employed a-regular steward . Not many years since , an eminent attorney of Suffolk , who happened to be present , offered
his assistance at his audit , thinking ihe fatigue too gi-eat for-Nr . J ' sage ; but he was answered , ' What ! do you think I can't write ? ' He was very regular and exact in all his accounts ; insomuch that he even noticed his household-bills exceeding their usual weekly amount His expences weie
. supposed not above 3000 I . a-year , although his property , it is . thought , cannot fall short of two millions . Il appears that he has had very faithful servants , who will be all well provided for . —A will was found in his coat-pocke !
The following isgiven as an accurate statement of his property . ... Capital . Interest iu Arrears . South Sea Stock , - - - L . 3 o , oco Interest on ditto , - - - L . S , 7 : > Ditto New ditto , - - - - 30 , 000 Ditto , ------ 7 . < j 5 ° . Ditto Old ditto , - - - - 40 , 000 Ditto , ------ . 9 , 000 India Stock , - - - - - 23 * 890 Ditto , ------ 18 , 570 Consols . 3 per Cents , - - - 50 , 000 Ditto ,- - ---- I 7 ) 2 5 ° dittohis mother 10000 Ditto 545 °
Ditto , ' s , - - , , . Bank Stock , --- , _ - - 35 , 000 Ditto , ------ 19 , 600 ¦ 5 per Cent , ditto , - - - - 30 , 000 - Dilto , ------ 17 , 5 ° 4 per Cent , ditto , ' - - - - 24 , 000 Ditto , ------ '' > J Reduced -Annuities , - - - 50 , 003 Ditto , - - - - - - io . ' ° - ° Long ditto , 2 , 000 p . ann . Ditto ----- - . 22 , Account at the Bank , - - - 57 , 719 Ditto at Child's , - - - -.. 6 , 000
-Ditto , at Hoare ' s , - - - - 17 , 800 Ditto at Stephenson's - - - 19 , 000 Ditto at Gosling ' s - - - - 7 , 000 In London Assurance Office , 400 Shares Due upon them , - - 3 < 4 ° New River Concern , Dividend due , - - - S > On Mortgage - - - - 200 , 000 Interest due , Landed Estate ----- S , ooo per aiinum , rent due .
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Obituary.
private life , the consciousness arising from honest exertions , and the enjoyment of a liberal fortune . Sometime before this , he had withdrawn from all concern in the distillery , having received about seventy thousand pounds for his share in that extensive concern 19 . In his 97 th year , William
Jennens , of Acton-place , near Long Melford , county of Suffolk , and of Grosvenor-square , Esq . He was baptised in Sept . 1701 ; and was the son of Rob . J . Esq . aid-de-camp to the great Duke of Marlborough ( by Anne , his wife , daughter and heir of Ca . Guidott , Esq . lineally descended from Sir A . Guidott
, Knt . a noble Florentine , employed on -sundry embassies by King Edward VI . ) and grandson of Humphrey J . of Eddington hall , county of Warwick , Esq . Lord of Ihe manor of Nether Whitacre , ¦ in that county , in 16 S 0 , and an eminent ironmaster at Birmingham . King William III . was godfather to Ihe late
Mr . Jennens : and , amongst other valuables discovered in his house , is a silver ewer which was a present from that monarch at his-baptism . He had been page to George I ; and , during the long period of his life , remained a bachelor , more given to penuriousness than hospitality of course his
accu-; mulations magnified even beyond his powers of computation . He was the . last annuitant ofthe Exchequer tontine of tool , a share , for which he had received 3 oool . ' a year formally years past . He had property in almost every fund . '*
And such Was his immense wealth , that the dividends on most ef his stocks have not been received since 1788 , nor the interest on his mortgages for a long time , in his iron-chest , the key . of wliich could not be Found till after a long search-hid in a mortgage deed , iherewere bank-notes ofthe year 1788
to the amount of 19 , 000 ! . and several thousand new guineas : —20 , 000 ! . were found , in money and bank-notes , at his town and country houses , and also a key lo the chest containing his mother's plate and valuables , which is deposited at Child ' s the banker's , and has never been opened since her decease . He is
reported to have always kept 50 , 000 ! . in his banker ' s hands , for any sudden emergency , and had not drawn a draft on the bank lor the last fourteen years . He never , till very lately , employed a-regular steward . Not many years since , an eminent attorney of Suffolk , who happened to be present , offered
his assistance at his audit , thinking ihe fatigue too gi-eat for-Nr . J ' sage ; but he was answered , ' What ! do you think I can't write ? ' He was very regular and exact in all his accounts ; insomuch that he even noticed his household-bills exceeding their usual weekly amount His expences weie
. supposed not above 3000 I . a-year , although his property , it is . thought , cannot fall short of two millions . Il appears that he has had very faithful servants , who will be all well provided for . —A will was found in his coat-pocke !
The following isgiven as an accurate statement of his property . ... Capital . Interest iu Arrears . South Sea Stock , - - - L . 3 o , oco Interest on ditto , - - - L . S , 7 : > Ditto New ditto , - - - - 30 , 000 Ditto , ------ 7 . < j 5 ° . Ditto Old ditto , - - - - 40 , 000 Ditto , ------ . 9 , 000 India Stock , - - - - - 23 * 890 Ditto , ------ 18 , 570 Consols . 3 per Cents , - - - 50 , 000 Ditto ,- - ---- I 7 ) 2 5 ° dittohis mother 10000 Ditto 545 °
Ditto , ' s , - - , , . Bank Stock , --- , _ - - 35 , 000 Ditto , ------ 19 , 600 ¦ 5 per Cent , ditto , - - - - 30 , 000 - Dilto , ------ 17 , 5 ° 4 per Cent , ditto , ' - - - - 24 , 000 Ditto , ------ '' > J Reduced -Annuities , - - - 50 , 003 Ditto , - - - - - - io . ' ° - ° Long ditto , 2 , 000 p . ann . Ditto ----- - . 22 , Account at the Bank , - - - 57 , 719 Ditto at Child's , - - - -.. 6 , 000
-Ditto , at Hoare ' s , - - - - 17 , 800 Ditto at Stephenson's - - - 19 , 000 Ditto at Gosling ' s - - - - 7 , 000 In London Assurance Office , 400 Shares Due upon them , - - 3 < 4 ° New River Concern , Dividend due , - - - S > On Mortgage - - - - 200 , 000 Interest due , Landed Estate ----- S , ooo per aiinum , rent due .