The Arkansas advocate., 1832-02-22

at Bordeaux, Tn I43c, which place nc 1 Jeff at about i2 years of age, ill the ca pacity ofa cabin boy, in d vessel bound
 to tile West Indies. He arrived al New York about the year i175, and
 Philadelphia ill i779. He was
 then very poor man, dealing in old
 iron and rigging, in the city,and tra-
 ding on the Delaware as a pedlar, sup plying the inhabitants with groceries,
 ready-made clothing, &c. The foun.
 dation Of his fortune, is to be found in
 his great industry and frugality, but 2. the particular transactions by which
 he first realized great wealth, and Mas
 enabled 10 engage in mercantile opera l tions, cannot now be known. He be- came distinguished for his active phi- lanthlopic exertions during the ravages of the yellow fever which neafly de- l populated thecitg. in i793. In 1912,
 he established his private bank, into
 which he put about two millions of dol
 lars. Sipce that time, his wealth has increased with unhearo of expedition. 1 During the last war he took the gov ernment loan of five millions, ata peri cd of general dependency, and when l the governmeutWas almost entirely ex- hausted. At the time of his death, his property was estimated to be worth from twelve 10 fifteen millions of dol lars, and he was the most wealthy man in the new world. He was buried with public honors. A memoir of the de- ceased says
 'sAIr. Girard, in his person, was of stout frame, about five feet SIX inches in l height. His manners were plain; and ih conversation he was taeiturH, except oh business, aHd being generally enga= ged bY his numerous avoeatioas, he was impatient of all conversation, except what related to his pursuits OH hagd.-- In his mode ofliyiag, he WAS plain, slm- pie, and void of ostentation. The rou- tis. oi ii s sts lad to withdraw him from his earl} habits of simplicity, even ia the zenith oi lis for tune. His 9eefeatioa was eatsiaess--he knew 10 other pieasaae, ard labor was to him delight. He was particularly fond of working eii his tita9as, asd lle ouf-zeorkea iil tie iaaoFefs unemployed. At the very close Of life, fe allowed himself 10 respite from business, never dreamed ot retiring; but ill. tiiie words ef enr great dramatic poet, adanied L. his civil pursuits, he may be said to have ssdiea zeith ha5ness o3a= !s3s baelks.. }
 By his will hedistribated hls immense wealth in the most liberal manner.- He left to inc Corporation of Penhs}l- vania Hospital, S30,000. Tothe Penn sylvaiEia Institution fer the Deaf and 1 Dumb, S52e,00o. To !ha Orphan lA.sy-
 lum of Philadelphia, Sl0,040. To the i City of Philadelphia, to be invested, and the proceeds to be expended du-
 ring the summer in the purchase of fu-
 el which is to be distributed among
 poor house-keepers during the month
 of January forever, Sl0,000. To the
 Grand Lodgeof Pennsy lvania, S2o. .0o0. 10 the Township of Passyulak, for the
 establishmeptoia School for poor white
 children, S6,000. To certain relatives
 who are named, his real estate in the city of Bordeaux, and SI40,O00 in mo.
 ney. To each Sea Captain in his eln ploA, Sl,500. To every person bound ! to him as an apprentice or servant 1 s500, at the end of their service. l. ? hequests and annuities, S49,9O0. 4 ! portion of real estate, consisting O ) 20S,000 arpens of land, situated neal r Washita, Louisiana, aftertwenty years ] t the present occupant, JJt.dgo Henry : Bree shall live so long, otherwise i'm : mediately after his death, to the City !, of New Orleans. To the City of New : Orleans, one-third of the residue of the
 same estate, and 10 the City of Phila- ? deiphla, the other two-thirds. And ai 2 the residue and remainder of his req and personal estate is given to the City : of Philadelphia, in trust for certanpu
 poses specified. Among these is tht . sum of S2,00G,000 of dollars, for the { erection of a permanent College il : Penn Township, for the aceommoda ! ton of at least three hundred poo : white male Orphans, above the age 0 s six years.
 ! He prescribes the shape and dimen i. sions of this building, the materials 0
 which 1t shall be composed, and tht ] form in which each part shall be con 2 strueted. He evidently intended te 2 erect a building which should defy ths
 ravages ofthe elements, and as far a;