Lot 1236
[Last Will of Founder of Spring Hill College], autograph letter signed, from Bishop Michael Portier (1795, France - 1859, Mobile, AL), last will and testament, dated from Pensacola, FL, March 25, 1856, where he outlines his wish to give his estate to Spring Hill College, and directing them to provide $50 yearly to each of his two sisters, also signed by probate judge, with probate court blindstamp Note: Bishop Michael Portier was the first Roman Catholic bishop of Mobile, Alabama. He established Spring Hill College in 1830 and named Father Mathias Loras as its head. He also recruited nuns and brothers to manage a covent, orphanages and a hospital in Mobile, now known as Providence Hospital.
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