In 1830, Emily Caton MacTavish, favorite granddaughter of the Signer and sister of the "Three American Graces", convinced Carroll to give 253acre to the Sulpician Fathers for the erection of a minor seminary - Saint Charles [REF].
The first building of Saint Charles College (a pre-seminary) was completed in 1848, and the college opened on October 31 with two faculty: the president, Father Oliver Jenkins; a deacon, Edward Caton; and four students.