wˌɛn fɹˈæŋk lˈɛsli dˈaɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi, ðə dˈɛts ɐmˈaʊntᵻd tə dˈɑːlɚ θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ, ænd hɪz wɪl wʌz kəntˈɛstᵻd baɪ kɹˈɛdɪɾɚz.
When Frank Leslie died in 1880, the debts amounted to $300,000, and his will was contested by creditors.