When was the Bingley fortune acquired?

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When was the Bingley fortune acquired? Written by Karen 2L (1/13/2004 9:44 a.m.)

"They were of a respectable family in the north of England; a circumstance more deeply impressed on their memories than that their brother's fortune and their own had been acquired by trade.

Mr. Bingley inherited property to the amount of nearly an hundred thousand pounds from his father, who had intended to purchase an estate, but did not live to do it."

While JA does not specifically say that it was Bingley's father who acquired the fortune, rather than perhaps his grandfather, do we assume that it was the father because he had not had time to purchase an estate? Could in fact the Bingley's new money have had an opportunity to age?

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When was the Bingley fortune acquired? Karen 2L (1/13/2004 9:44 a.m.)

Clogs to clogs... Linden (1/13/2004 3:17 p.m.)
- Answering my own question Linden (1/14/2004 10:20 p.m.)
  - Confusion re: rank Mary Frances 2 (1/14/2004 11:10 p.m.)
    - If you can JulieW (1/15/2004 4:16 p.m.)
      - But if you can't... Linden (1/15/2004 11:44 p.m.)
        
        You could also JulieW (1/16/2004 10:04 a.m.)
    - Yes, indeed Linden (1/15/2004 2:17 p.m.)
- Mr. Darcy Kira (1/14/2004 2:19 p.m.)
  - A Gentle Reminder re: Quoting from the Prior Message kathleen (elder) (1/14/2004 4:47 p.m.)
- Perhaps to contrast Caroline Bingley... Karen 2L (1/13/2004 3:54 p.m.)
  - Yes, you are quite right, Karen 2L! nfm Mary-L (1/14/2004 12:13 a.m.)
    - Ah, but Darcy, as a very wealthy, multi-generational gentleman Karrie (1/14/2004 9:56 a.m.)
      - But Darcy says quite the opposite in his letter...   Karen 2L (1/14/2004 11:33 a.m.)
        
        I know its hard   JulieW (1/14/2004 11:47 a.m.)
        
        Oooooopss....   Karen 2L (1/14/2004 1:34 p.m.)
        
        No need for that Karen   JulieW (1/14/2004 1:40 p.m.)
- chapter Notes.. DeborahAnn (1/13/2004 3:46 p.m.)
I wouldn't assume that Allison Jo (1/13/2004 10:48 a.m.)
- So...after how many generations does new money... Karen 2L (1/13/2004 12:23 p.m.)
  - I suspect... Allison Jo (1/13/2004 2:21 p.m.)
    - I read somewhere... Line (1/14/2004 9:02 p.m.)
      - Society shortcut. Mandy N (1/15/2004 7:44 a.m.)
        
        Social mobility Linden (1/15/2004 12:57 p.m.)
    - Good point, Allison Jo! LOL nfm Mary-L (1/14/2004 12:08 a.m.)

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