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Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831

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• Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen, by Elbert Hubbard (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
• Mr. Webster's speech in defence of the Christian ministry, and in favor of the religious instruction of the young : delivered in the Supreme Court of the United States, February 10, 1844 : in the case of Stephen Girard's will. (Washington : Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1844), by Daniel Webster, Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress) DLC, and YA Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress) DLC (page images at HathiTrust)
• The will of the late Stephen Girard, Esq. : procured from the office for the probate of wills, with a short biography of his life. (Philadelphia : Printed by L. R. Bailey, 1847), by Stephen Girard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Stephen Girard, founder. (Philadelphia : Girard college, 1823), by Cheesman Abiah Herrick (page images at HathiTrust)
• Arguments of the defendants' counsel, and judgment of the Supreme court, U.S. in the case of Vidal and another, complainants and appellants, versus the mayor, &c. of Philadelphia, the executors of S. Girard, and others, defendants & appellees. January term, 1844. To which is added the will of Stephen Girard. (Philadelphia : J. Crissy, printer, 1844), by Horace Binney, John Sergeant, Françoise Fénelon. complainant-appellant Vidal, Stephen Girard, Girard College, defendant Philadelphia (Pa.). Councils, and United States Supreme Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Accounts of the executors of the last will and testament of Stephen Girard. ([Philadelphia?, 1832-34]), by Benno Loewy and Timothy Paxson (page images at HathiTrust)
• Digest of the acts of Assembly and ordinances of councils relating to the Girard College for Orphans : with the by-laws of the board of directors, the rules and regulations of the institution, and the will of Mr. Girard / (Philadelphia [Pa.] : Crissy & Markley, Printers, 1857), by Girard College, Henry W. Arey, Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia (Pa.). Councils (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life and character of Stephen Girard ... mariner and merchant. With an appendix descriptive of Girard college. (Philadelphia, Pa., 1887), by Henry Atlee Ingram (page images at HathiTrust)
• The will of the late Stephen Girard, procured from the office for the probate of wills, with a short biography of his life. (Philadelphia : Printed by L. R. Bailey, 1839), by Stephen Girard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biography of Stephen Girard, with his will affixed ... together with a detailed history of his banking and financial operations for the last twenty years ... (Philadelphia, T. L. Bonsal, 1832), by Stephen Simpson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The decision of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in the ejectments brought by the heirs at law of the late Stephen Girard against "the mayor, aldermen, and citizens of Philadelphia," stated and considered, Philadelphia, September, 1833. (Philadelphia : Printed by Lydia R. Bailey, No. 26 North Fifth Street, 1833), by Pennsylvania. Supreme Court, Lydia R. Bailey, and John Bannister Gibson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Girard college and its founder: containing the biography of Mr. Girard, the history of the instiution, its organization and plan of discipline, with the course of education, forms of admission of pupils, description of the building, & c. & c. and the will of Mr. Girard. (Philadelphia, Sherman & Co., Printers., 1872), by Henry W. Arey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Girard's will and Girard College theology / (Philadelphia : Published by the author, 1888), by Richard B. Westbrook (page images at HathiTrust)
• Illustrated Girard college, to which is added a short biography of Stephen Girard, abstracted from "The life and character of Stephen Girard". (Philadelphia, Pa., [c1892]), by Henry Atlee Ingram (page images at HathiTrust)
• Little journeys to the homes of great business men / (East Aurora, N..Y. : The Roycrofters, 1909), by Elbert Hubbard (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Stephen Girard, founder, (Philadelphia, Girard college, 1923), by Cheesman Abiah Herrick (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Argument of Edward Owen Parry : one of the counsel for heirs of Stephen Girard in the case of the city of Philadelphia vs. Augustus Girard, et al. : in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, at Harrisburg, May 22d, 1863. (Pottsville : Printed by Benjamin Bannan, 1863), by Pennsylvania. Supreme Court (page images at HathiTrust)
• Biography of Stephen Girard, with his will affixed; comprising an account of his private life, habits, genius, and manners, together with a detailed history of his banking and financial operations for the last twenty years. (Philadelphia, T. L. Bonsal, 1832), by Stephen Simpson (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Girard College and its founder : containing the biography of Mr. Girard, the history of the institution, its organization and plan of discipline, with the course of education, forms of admission of pupils, description of the buildings, etc., etc., and the will of Mr. Girard / (Philadelphia : Sherman & Co., printers, 1876), by Henry W. Arey (page images at HathiTrust)
• 150th anniversary of the birth of Stephen Girard : celebration at Girard College, Philadelphia, Saturday, May nineteenth, nineteen hundred. (Philadelphia : Allen, Lane & Scott, 1900), by Girard College (page images at HathiTrust)
• Will and codicil of the late Stephen Girard, esq.; Will dated February 16, 1830, republished Dec. 25, 1830; Codicil June 20, 1831. Proved Dec. 31, 1831 ... ([Philadelphia, Chandler, 1874]), by Stephen Girard (page images at HathiTrust)
• Memoirs and auto-biography of some of the wealthy citizens of Philadelphia, with a fair estimate of their estates-founded upon a knowledge of facts. With an appendix: containing particular accounts of the lives of Stephen Girard, Jacob Ridgway, and Obed Coleman, obtained from authentic sources. (Philadelphia : The Booksellers, 1846), by James Corcoran and Merchant of Philadelphia. pseud (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life and character of Stephen Girard ... mariner and merchant. (Philadelphia, Pa., E. S. Hart, 1884), by Henry Atlee Ingram (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Girard College and its founder : containing the biography of Mr. Girard, the history of the institution, its organization and plan of discipline, with the course of education, forms of admission of pupils, description of the buildings, &c. &c., and the will of Mr. Girard / (Philadelphia : C. Sherman, 1853), by Henry W. Arey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Semi-centennial of Girard college. Biographical sketch of Stephen Girard, his will, and other papers relating to the college and its development and government. Account of the exercises on the occasion of the celebration of the opening of the college, January 3, l898. (Philadelphia, Girard college, 1898), by Girard College and George P. Rupp (page images at HathiTrust)
• Websters̓ speech : a defence of the Christian religion and of the religious instruction of the young : delivered in the Supreme Court of the United States February 10, 1844 in the case of Stephen Girards̓ will. (New York : M. H. Newman, 1844), by Daniel Webster and Girard College (page images at HathiTrust)
• Argument of Horace Binney, Esq., in the case of Vidal v. the city of Philadelphia : in the Supreme Court of the United States, February, 1844. (Philadelphia : C. Sherman, printer, 1844), by Horace Binney (page images at HathiTrust)
• Arguments of the defendants' counsel, and the judgment of the Supreme Court, U.S., in the case of Vidal and another, complainants and appellants, versus the mayor, c., of Philadelphia, the executors of S. Girard, and others, defendants appellees [microform] : January term, 1844. : to which is added the will of Stephen Girard / (Philadelphia : J. Crissy, Printer, 1844), by Horace Binney, John Sergeant, Stephen Girard, Françoise Fénelon Vidal, United States Supreme Court, and Philadelphia (Pa.) (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life and character of Stephen Girard ... mariner and merchant. With an appendix descriptive of Girard college / (Philadelphia, Pa. : E.S. Hart, 1884), by Henry Atlee Ingram (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life and character of Stephen Girard ... mariner and merchant. With an appendix descriptive of Girard college. (Philadelphia, Pa., [c1886]), by Henry Atlee Ingram (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Girard College and its founder; containing the biography of Mr. Girard, the history of the institution, its organization and plan of discipline, with the course of education, forms of admission of pupils, description of the buildings, and the will of Mr. Girard, (Philadelphia, C. Sherman, 1854), by Henry W. Arey (page images at HathiTrust)
• Statue of Stephen Girard, records of its erection and unveiling, City Hall Plaza, Philadelphia, May 20, 1897, (Philadelphia, Printed by J.B. Lippincott Company, 1897), by George P. Rupp and Henry Hanby Hay (page images at HathiTrust)
• Little journeys to the homes of great business men, (East Aurora, N. Y. : The Roycrofters, 1910), by Elbert Hubbard (page images at HathiTrust)
• The scarlet oak / (New York : The Macmillan Co., 1938), by Cornelia Meigs, illust. by Elizabeth Orton Jones (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Girard college and its founder : containing the biography of Mr. Girard, the history of the institution, its organization and plan of discipline, with the course of education, forms of admission of pupils, description of the buildings, &c. &c., and the will of Mr. Girard / (Philadelphia : C. Sherman, printer, [1852]), by Henry W. Arey (page images at HathiTrust)
• The Girard college and its founder: containing the biography of Mr. Girard, the history of the institution, its organization and plan of discipline, with the course of education, forms of admission of pupils, description of the buildings, &c. &c., and the will of Mr. Girard. (Philadelphia : C. Sherman, printer, 1860), by Henry W. Arey (page images at HathiTrust)
• A defence of the Christian religion, and of the religious instruction of the young. Delivered in the Supreme court of the United States, February 10, 1844, in the case of Stephen Girard's will. (New York : M. H. Newman, 1844), by Daniel Webster (page images at HathiTrust)
• [Christian pamphlets. ([United States : s.n., 1800-1856]), by William R. Williams, Pascoe Grenfell Hill, Daniel Webster, George F. Magoun, John Wesley, Chauncey Richardson, John Elliot Drinkwater Bethune, Horace B. Chapin, Wilbur Fisk, Edward Dorr Griffin, Dionysius Lardner, William Stevenson, William. Life of Dr. Adam Smith. 1833 Draper, John Arthur Roebuck, and American Bible Union. Bible question decided in a correspondence between the American Bible Union and Rev. William R. Williams. 1852 (page images at HathiTrust)
• Certain rich men: Stephen Girard--John Jacob Astor--Jay Cooke--Daniel Drew--Cornelius Vanderbilt--Jay Gould--Jim Fisk, (New York, London : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1927), by Meade Minnigerode (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• Mr. Websters̓ speech in defence of the Christian ministry, and in favor of the religious instruction of the young. Delivered in the Supreme Court of the United States February 10, 1844, in the case of Stephen Girards̓ will. (Washington, Printed by Gales and Seaton, 1844), by Daniel Webster (page images at HathiTrust)
• The life and times of Stephen Girard, mariner and merchant, (Philadelphia London, J. B. Lippincott company, 1918), by John Bach McMaster (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
• The Girard college and its founder. (Philadelphia : C. Sherman & son, printers, 1861), by Henry W. Arey (page images at HathiTrust)

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