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mourned, especially by the Negro population of Pennsylvania, for whose
education he had done so much. The following clause in his will
illustrates his character in respect to public instruction:

"I give my above said house and lot, or ground-rent proceeding
from it, and the rest and residue of my estate which shall remain
undisposed of after my wife's decease, both real and personal, to
the public school of Philadelphia, founded by charter, and to
their successors forever, in trust, that they shall sell my house
and lot on perpetual ground-rent forever, if the same be not
already sold by my executors, as before mentioned, and that as
speedily as may be they receive and take as much of my personal
estate as may be remaining, and therewith purchase a yearly
ground-rent, or ground-rents, and with the income of such
ground-rent proceeding from the sale of my real estate, hire and
employ a religious-minded person, or persons, to teach a number
of negro, mulatto, or Indian children to read, write, arithmetic,
plain accounts, needle-work, etc. And it is my particular desire,
founded on the experience I have had in that service, that in the
choice of such tutors, special care may be had to prefer an
industrious, careful person of true piety, who may be or become
suitably qualified, who would undertake the service from a
principle of charity, to one more highly learned, not equally
disposed; this I desire may be carefully attended to, sensible
that from the number of pupils of all ages, the irregularity of
attendance their situation subjects them to will not admit of
that particular inspection in their improvement usual in other
schools, but that the real well-doing of the scholars will very
much depend upon the master making a special conscience of doing
his duty; and shall likewise defray such other necessary expense
as may occur in that service; and as the said remaining income of
my estate, after my wife's decease, will not be sufficient to
defray the whole expense necessary for the support of such a
school, it is my request that the overseers of the said public
school shall join in the care and expense of such school, or
schools, for the education of negro, mulatto, or Indian children,
with any committee which may be appointed by the monthly meeting