But I doubt Barclays is currently upholding contracts signed 200 years ago. | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

		satellite2 on Oct 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: Best way to host a website for 500 years? But I doubt Barclays is currently upholding contracts signed 200 years ago.

Apocryphon on Oct 22, 2021 | [–]

Benjamin Franklin's endowments to the cities of Boston and Philadelphia are still being maintained as trusts to this day.

thinkingemote on Oct 23, 2021 | [–]

There are hundreds of thousands of trusts being run to this day that were set up over 200 years ago, mostly to do with land.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact