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James Wills

WILLS, James, philanthropist, born in England about 1760; died in Philadelphia about 1830. His father was in early life a coachman, but subsequently amassed a fortune in business in Philadelphia, which he bequeathed to his son. James was a member of the Society of Friends, and never married, he was well known as a grocer in Philadelphia, where his integrity and uprightness in business gained him the esteem of the whole community. He bequeathed to the "mayor and corporation of Philadelphia and to their successors forever" more than $122,000 to found "the Wills hospital for the relief of indigent blind and lame," giving preference to those in Philadelphia and vicinity. The corner-stone was laid on 2 April, 1832.

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