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August 1, 1888
The Seattle Post Intelligencer
Seattle, King County, Washington
What is this article about?
George Hunter, a 41-year-old coal passer on the steamer Willamette in Seattle, learns of his wealthy father's death in England and inherits two houses in London as part of the estate divided among six sons. He resigns and departs for England.
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A Sudden Transition.
A Coal Passer Falls Heir to a Fortune in England.
On Monday George Hunter, a coal passer on the steamer Willamette received a letter from England containing a draft for a sufficient sum to pay his way back to the old country. The letter was from an English lawyer, and stated that Hunter's father, who was very wealthy, had died, leaving a will providing that his estate should be divided up among his six sons, share and share alike. In the distribution of the property under the will two houses in London fell to the lot of George, who was finally traced to Seattle. When the coal passer received the letter he could hardly believe his eyes. He had run away from home when a mere boy and had never been back, and now he is 41 years of age. He went at once to the chief engineer and resigned the position as coal passer, and he was next seen with a boiled shirt and new suit of clothes on and a ticket purchased for London. He left overland on Tuesday morning.
A Coal Passer Falls Heir to a Fortune in England.
On Monday George Hunter, a coal passer on the steamer Willamette received a letter from England containing a draft for a sufficient sum to pay his way back to the old country. The letter was from an English lawyer, and stated that Hunter's father, who was very wealthy, had died, leaving a will providing that his estate should be divided up among his six sons, share and share alike. In the distribution of the property under the will two houses in London fell to the lot of George, who was finally traced to Seattle. When the coal passer received the letter he could hardly believe his eyes. He had run away from home when a mere boy and had never been back, and now he is 41 years of age. He went at once to the chief engineer and resigned the position as coal passer, and he was next seen with a boiled shirt and new suit of clothes on and a ticket purchased for London. He left overland on Tuesday morning.
What sub-type of article is it?
Personal Triumph
Biography
What themes does it cover?
Fortune Reversal
Family
What keywords are associated?
Inheritance
Fortune
Coal Passer
England
Seattle
Runaway Son
What entities or persons were involved?
George Hunter
Where did it happen?
Seattle And London
Story Details
Key Persons
George Hunter
Location
Seattle And London
Event Date
On Monday
Story Details
George Hunter, who ran away from home as a boy and became a coal passer in Seattle, receives a letter informing him of his wealthy father's death and his inheritance of two houses in London from the estate divided among six sons. He resigns his job and departs for England.