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Most likely, the few wealthier members of the committee, such as Matthew Clarkson, Stephen Girard, and Israel Israel, shouldered the greatest part of the debt. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z
The documents, from 1809 and 1811, were part of a set of four journals belonging to the Stephen Girard Collection at Girard College. Rare journals stolen from Philadelphia college returned 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z
When the Bank was not rechartered the building and the cashier’s house in Philadelphia were purchased at a third of the original cost by Girard, who in May 1812 established the Bank of Stephen Girard. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z
New-York is second only to Philadelphia in the liberality of its provision for orphan children: the college founded by Stephen Girard places the latter city in this respect before any other in the world. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851
Friend Schmidt said to mother that Stephen Girard could not say too much of thee. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington
Certainly he was a very unique type of millionaire, much akin to Stephen Girard. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times
To a sarcophagus in this main building were removed the remains of Stephen Girard in 1851. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
To a sarcophagus in this main building the remains of Stephen Girard were removed in 1851. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z
Will you permit me the liberty of suggesting a continuance of your vigorous editorials upon Stephen Girard? Nuts for Future Historians to Crack
When Cicero came in one day, he fetched a letter to Stephen Girard from my Pearl. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington
One of the earliest of such philanthropists was Stephen Girard, whose life-story is unusually interesting and inspiring. American Men of Mind
Stephen Girard, a wealthy and eccentric Philadelphia merchant, financier, philanthropist and the founder of Girard College, was born near Bordeaux, France, in 1750, the son of a sea captain. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
That first captain with whom Stephen Girard sailed was young—twenty-six, a mere youth, with a first mate twice his years. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
Stephen Girard, when he heard of a clerk with a strong temper, was glad to employ him. Architects of Fate or, Steps to Success and Power
I can take you again as my clerk or Stephen Girard will send you as supercargo to China. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington
He made Philadelphia his home, and for nearly half a century occupied a house on Chestnut Street which had been built for him by Stephen Girard. American Men of Mind
Here lived Robert Morris, who managed the finances of the Revolution, Stephen Girard of the War of 1812 and Jay Cooke of the Civil War. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
Stephen Girard had loaned money to Maryland, and in Eighteen Hundred Twenty-nine had declined to renew, and this some said had led to the stringency which reached its height in Eighteen Hundred Thirty-five. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
Stephen Girard attributed much of his success to his "ability to read men at a glance." How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success
The milk and food came, and at six o'clock Stephen Girard. The Red City A Novel of the Second Administration of President Washington
He was born in Philadelphia in 1806, his father being a Scotchman, employed in Stephen Girard's bank, and making just enough money to keep his family of six children from actual want. American Men of Mind
When the bank was not rechartered, Girard bought the building and cashier's house for a third of their original cost, and in May, 1812, established the Bank of Stephen Girard. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
Some have said that Stephen Girard was nothing else. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
Stephen Girard said of one who in tears asked for a loan: "The man who cries when he comes to borrow will cry when he comes to pay." Up To Date Business Home Study Circle Library Series (Volume II.)
When he called for his pay in the evening Stephen Girard spoke very cordially. How to Succeed or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune
As is well known a great panic followed Jackson's administration, and, of a whole nation, Stephen Girard seems to have been the only prosperous man. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
No account of the Colonial houses of Philadelphia would be reasonably complete which failed to include the home of Stephen Girard. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
It might be pleasant to show, if possible, that the mother of Stephen Girard had certain tender, womanly qualities, but the fact is that no such qualities were ever manifested. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
This man was Stephen Girard, who was afterward destined to play so important a part in the history of the city to which the mere chances of war sent him a stranger. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
Stephen Girard and George Peabody are of more use to the race than when Philadelphia and London saw them. Around The Tea-Table
Stephen Girard was bent upon getting rich and yet, while he is generally regarded as a cold money-getter, still he had a heart, a tender heart, locked up within that cold exterior. Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
To it in 1851 were removed the remains of Stephen Girard and placed in a sarcophagus in the south vestibule. The Colonial Architecture of Philadelphia
Stephen Girard's parents were lowly and obscure people. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
Stephen Girard knew the value of little things, and he knew how to take advantage of the most trifling circumstance. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
The bequeathment of Stephen Girard, the wealthy American merchant, was of a different character. Thrift
Does one of my readers for one moment allow himself to believe that Stephen Girard was a lucky man? Hidden Treasures Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
Such a man was Stephen Girard, one of the most distinguished merchants in the annals of commerce, and the founder of the celebrated Girard College in Philadelphia. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs
It was in July, Seventeen Hundred Seventy-six,—call it July Fourth—that Captain Stephen Girard was skirting the coast of the Atlantic, feeling his way through a fog toward New York. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
Stephen Girard's share of the profits at the dissolution amounted to thirty thousand dollars. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
The results of Stephen Girard's industry and economy may be seen in Philadelphia—in the beautiful dwelling houses, row after row,—but more than all, in the magnificent marble edifice of Girard College. Thrift
This was very clearly brought out when he undertook to break the will of Stephen Girard. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 03 Little Journeys to the Homes of American Statesmen
The suit was brought to break the will of Stephen Girard, and the question was whether the bequest to found a college could be construed to be a charitable devise. Daniel Webster
From those who attended the meeting, a committee of twenty-seven was appointed to superintend the measures for relief, of whom Stephen Girard was one. Famous Americans of Recent Times
Only twenty thousand dollars could be obtained, and the project seemed doomed to failure, when it was announced that Stephen Girard had subscribed for the whole amount. Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
Can you not trace in them the same energy, the same effort, the same determination as in Louis Napoleon, as in Zachary Taylor, as in Stephen Girard? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860
Stephen Girard started life as a poor cabin boy, and died worth nine million dollars. Art of Money Getting Or, Golden Rules for Making Money
This Will: of Stephen Girard, of Philadelphia, providing for the founding of a college for orphans. The American Union Speaker
Such was Stephen Girard, the richest man who ever lived in Pennsylvania. Famous Americans of Recent Times
My grandmother, Natalie Vigné," Elouise informed her, "came with her father to Philadelphia from France, in eighteen hundred and one, at the invitation of Stephen Girard, who was French as well. Linda Condon
When the crisis passed, and every one began to demand, Who is this man?—they were told: It is Stephen Girard. The Warriors
We present by way of special illustration, a few incidents from thecareer of Stephen Girard. The True Citizen, How to Become One
The first American marsupials were Stephen Girard, Mr. Aston and the opossum; the principal marsupials of the Southern Hemisphere are Mr. Rhodes, and the kangaroo. Following the Equator, Part 3
Stephen Girard," records Matthew Carey, a member of the committee, "sympathizing with the wretched situation of the sufferers at Bush Hill, voluntarily and unexpectedly offered himself as a manager to superintend that hospital. Famous Americans of Recent Times
Philadelphia had her Stephen Girard, whose wealth was earned in ships, a man most remarkable and eccentric, whose career was one of the great maritime romances. The Old Merchant Marine; A chronicle of American ships and sailors
It was out of such a sound business life that were produced in Revolutionary times such characters as Robert Morris and after the Revolution men like Stephen Girard. The Quaker Colonies, a chronicle of the proprietors of the Delaware
The peculiar hardship of this order for American shipowners is revealed by the papers of Stephen Girard of Philadelphia, whose shrewdness and enterprise were making him one of the merchant princes of his time. Jefferson and His Colleagues; a chronicle of the Virginia dynasty
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