The fog in the Delaware--News of the war--Alarm of the French skipper--A narrow escape from capture--Arrival of Girard in Philadelphia--Early history of Stephen Girard--An unhappy childhood--Goes to sea--Is licensed to command--Becomes a trader in Philadelphia--Marries Mary Lum--Unfortunate issue of the marriage--Capture of Philadelphia by the British--Early commercial life of Stephen Girard--How he earned his first money, and the use he made of it--Aid from St. Domingo--His rigid attention to business--Thoroughness of his knowledge--One of his letters of instructions--His subordinates required to obey orders though they ruin him--Anecdote of Girard and one of his captains--His promptness an…
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