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the whole amount OF principal ana interest which
may have accrued thereon) as may be necessary
and invest it in the purchase OF such tract OF
tracts Of land, and in the erection of such build
inRs will be appropriate TO the object intended
and wanting and in the furnishing of said build
ings, (when compl ted,) and lands, in all ne
cessary furniture, beds, bedding, animals, ploughs
harrowg, hoes, spades, and other articles, anc
the residue OF said sum, (the whole Of the resi-
duo thereoi) whatever il may, be, (but which
shall be at least the hve-sixths five parts out oil
slN parts Of the whole amount of principal and in
terest,) direct to be invested in the purchase OF
rcal estate-say lots OF ground and houses and lots
OF ground-situate in the city, suburbs and vicin-
age OF baltimore, in the State of Maryand or
tracts OF land in its immediate neighborhood, viz:
such lots or lands Ito be all purchased under fee
simple ttles) as will probably greatly augment in
value, (whichreal estate, when purchased, shall
never be sold alienated, but shall be held and
main forever the property Of the insutution,) for
the purpose of deriving therefrom permanent and
perpetual revenue "a revenue from rents of real
estate, not from interest money loaned, or
stocks) for the support IF said institution forever
As no part OF the principal szm, the interest
which may accrue thereon, shall ever be taken for
the support OF the institution, my intention being
that It's support and the payment of all the ex.
penSes necessary to It's support, shall be supplied
exclusively from the revenue IN rents of its real
estate, and the revenue dervable from its farm
The houses to be leased for no longer n time
than twelve months at any one time The lots
OF ground and lands for five, ten, fifteen, twenty
or twenty five years but in no instance for lone
time than twenty-five years at any time, re-
vertibe back at the end OF the time for which they
may be leased, with all the improvements on them
(said improvements to be free Of cost to the essor)
TO be released for shorter periods and at higher
rates. BY which means, the rich, those who
are IN easy circumstances, will be made to assist
IN some measure IN the support and education Of
the poor They, the directors. Ito be elected as
aioresad,) permitted, however, at any time
when they have money on hand, or stocks of this
fund, when opportunities offer, of making good in
vestments of ii in real estate, (say lots Of ground,
or houses and lots Of ground situate in the city of
Baltimore, its suburbs or vicinage, tracts of land
in lie immediate neighborhood yielding rents, or
which may be made to yield rents y TO invest such
parts thereof they think proper-( such purchases
TO be approved by the Mayor and City Council of
the city OF Baltimore in such real estate; and also
when an opportunity or opportunities offer of secur-
ing such tract or tracts of land will be wanted
for the instiiution-(fo for the establishment of its
farm)-at cheap rates, TO purchase them. The
house, yielding revenue as also those OF the school
farm, recommend and direct TO be kept constantly
insured against he risk Of fire, that If accident
should occur there would be means to reconstruct
them. recommend also TO the directors Ito be
elected as aforesaid) to apply to the Legislature
of the State or Maryland for act of incorpo-
ration for said institution, (subject always how
ever be it understood, to the conditions herein pro-
vided ior) And Tor the purpose of setting forth
and explaining more particularly and fully (if pos
sibie) my intention and desires in relation to this
institution, Twill add that the object have in view
(and which occupies my whole soul, my desires
and my ections,) in founding this institution,
ness, and OF consequence from vice and ignominy,
millions of the destitute youths OF the large cities of
the United States, and the bringing them up in
knowledge and virtue, to industry and labor, to
such an age as (their principles being fixed and
stabic) they can be apprentced out TO worthy and
honorable men for the requirement OF The various
Chanical arts, and by that means formed to be
full and saved their country and the world. (For
that the neglect of education in carly life, permit
ting children 10 live and grow up in idleness and ig
norance is the most fruitful source Of crime, none
a
fully guard that no children grow up without edu-
cation and employment, and provide home for the
orphan and the offspring of the vicious, and of
those who not only neglect TO educate their
children, out contaninate them by their own bad
example, they will do much, very much, towards
drying up the fountains Of vice and OF lessening
crime; it is not, however, the intellectual cul-
tvation of youth alone which should be attended
TO, but their moral, physical, and religious cult
walton should, in superior degree, occupy our cs-
pecial care. In accordance then with this object,
il il my desire and request that the directors Ito
be elected aforesad) to purchase tract tracts
Of rich and productive land (so that its product
may assist at least to support the nstituton) in
situation high and healthy, for the establishment Of
the institution, 10 contain some three hundred. four
hundred, five hundred, thousand, two three
thousand acres, more or less, as may be wanted,
lying within one, two, three, five, ten, or twenty
miles, even greater distance Of the city Of Bal
timore, Gas the directors may determined wherein
(under such regulations the directors, TO he
elected aforesaid shall establish) the said youth
sha labor in all work appertaining to the cultiva-
ton OF the earth say In ploughing, hoeing barrow
ing, spading, moving, reaping, gathering hous-
ing, threshing, sowing, planting, gardening, cart
ing, wagoning, making Of all agricultural instru-
ments, rearing and attending 10 animals, rearing
and attending 10 the silk worm and the mulberry
tree, etc; at the same time they are progressing
in their education, until such period as they
attain the proper age, when (their education COIN
pleted) they shall be apprenticed out for the &C
quirement of the various mechanical trades. II is
my desire and request the directors Ito be elected
aforesaid) to rear up TO labor, educate and sup
port in said Institution as great a number OF the
poor and desttute male children and youths Of the
maritime cities OF the United States, which are
generally hot beds Of vice, (taking those first
which belong to the city Of Baltimore, then those
from the towns and villages Of the State OF Mary
land; and thirdly, those from the different large
cities Of the different States Of our happy Union.
paying the expenses of their removal from
their homes TO the nstitution,) the revenue
of rects arising from the real estate Of this be-
quest and from the farm will support, which /
hope will be 1T least 10 the number Of one to two
thousand; and in time hope with wise manage
inent) may be made to support three thousand. IL
is my wish and desire, and request the directors
Ito be elected aloresaiG) TO erect the buildings
Of the institution in stone or brick, in style Of
taste and elegance but plain, Of great solidiy lin
tended 10 stand for ages,) airy, and Of proportion
ate elevation. In closing these my explanations Of
the school farm, IL will be permitted me TO er-
press my conviction that this institution will not
long remain the only one OF the kind in the vicini
~ Of that noble, philanthropy, and high minded
city, but that sister will spring up by it's
humane and generous sons, Ian Offering on tls al
n. Of charty,) destined 20 rescue from ignorance
and wee the female children and youth Of the poor
the desutu,e and vicious Of our country. And for
the Management of the general estate or fund fOr
the education Of the oor which have herein villcd
and bcqucsthed 10 the .,.'ayor, Aldermen, and in
hsbitants Of the city Of New orleans, IN the state
Of Louisiana, and the Mayor, AiDSrmcn, and IN,
hsbitants Of the city Of Baltimore, in To state oil
Maryland, and their suocessors, forever, hr1eby
declare that my intention is not that any osrs
Of said general estate revenue from rents aris-
ing from said general estate shall go into the
hands Of the corporation Of said cities, but that
they, the said corporations, shall forever have a
supervision over i'll, therefore, in consequence,
request authorize, and direct the respective City
Councils of the three municipalities Of the city
Of New Orleans, the fret Monday of Jan
uary, Of each and every year, 10 elect one
respectable citizen. out Of each Of said municipal
ties who sha be resident therein, (but who shall
not be members Of said City Council Mt the time }
who shall be commissioners Of the general estate,
which three commissioners elected shall serve
for The term of twelve months. and until new
election the fret Monday Of January of the fol
lowing year shall be made by the said City Council
of three com issioners TO replace those Of the pre-
ceding year, (nCne Of whom shall be eligible Al
commissioner for tg'o consecutive years,) and -
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