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Text extracted from opening pages of book: CHRONICLES OF A PIONEER SCHOOL FROM 1792 TO 1833 BEING THE HISTORY OF MISS SARAH PIERCE AND HER LITCHFIELD SCHOOL COMPILED BY EMILY NOYES VANDERPOEL VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE LITCHFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY AUTHOR OF COLOR PROBLEMS EDITED BY ELIZABETH C. BARNEY BUEL, A. B. PRINTED BY THE UNIVERSITY PRESS Camfcrfoge, JHaea. 1903 Copyright, 190S BY EMILY NOYES VANDKHI-OEL TO JANE LORING WIFE OF PROFESSOR ASA GRAY AND GREAT NIECE OF SARAH PIERCE THIS TRIBUTE TO HER AUNT 18 AFFECTIONATELY DEDICATED CONTENTS. PAGE ANCESTRY OF Miss PIERCE 1 1792-1793. Contemporary Notices of Miss Pierce and her School History of Litchfield, Woodruff History of Connecticut, Hollister Centennial Address, Church Centennial Poem, Pierpont Letter from Mrs. Cutler 6 1796. Charlotte Sheldon Her Diary 10 1797. Julia Cowles Her Diary 17 1798. Subscription List for Building First Academy 19 1801-1868. Litchfield at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century Lucy Sheldon Her Diary Her Letter to her Mother Reply Extracts from her Commonplace Book Letter to her Brother Article written by her 20 1802. Mary Ann Bacon Her Diary Her Compositions Extracts from her Commonplace Book 66 1805. Susan Masters' School Bill 80 1811-1820. Miss Pierce's Histories Letter from Mrs. Stowe Names of Prize Books Report of Judges for Prize of Merit Plays by Miss Pierce Mrs. Stowe's Reminiscences of a Play, . 80 1814. School Rules copied by Eliza Ann Mulford 146 CONTENTS. 1815-1820. PAGB Catherine Cebra Webb Her Diary Caroline Chester Her Diary Extracts from her Commonplace Book Eliza A. Ogden Her Journal to 1818 148 1818. Address of Miss Pierce at the Close of School in October Connection of the Rev. LymanBeecher and Family with the School Poem by Miss Catherine Beecher 176 1819. Annie Chester Her School Bill Mary Chester Her Letters 188 1820. George Tounglove Cutler Extracts from his Journal Writ ings of Miss Pierce Address at Close of Summer Term A Fragment Dialogue between Miss Trusty and her Pupils Fragments Verses The Misses Lewis: Diary Extracts from their Commonplace Books Alterations from Copy of Rules of Julia Seymour 192 1821. Sarah Kingsbury's Copy of Rules 231 1822. Mary L. Wilbor ( Mrs. Stone) Extracts from her Diary . . 234 1825. Mary W. Peck ( Mrs. Edward D. Mansfield) Extracts from her Album Miss Pierce's Rules Custom of exchanging Children Extract from Paper by Mr. Julius Gay . . . 241 1826. Terms of Tuition 259 1827-1856. Notes from the Records of the Litchfield Female Academy, with Subscription List to Second Academy Building 260 1828. Extract from Letter of Miss B. C. Robertson to Miss Pierce Letter from Mrs. Fanny Smith Skinner to Miss Mary Pierce Notice of Semi-Annual Exhibition 268 CONTENTS. 1829' PAOE Newspaper Advertisements of Academy School Bill John P. Brace His Indian Ballad Miss Pierce: Her Article on Temperance Her Poetical Letter written to a Pupil at School 279 1830-1897. Reminiscences Mrs. Kilbourne Mrs. Seelye Mrs. Curtis Mrs. Hunt Miss Fanny Lord Mrs. Richards Miss Spencer Mrs. Knight Dr. Josiah G. Beckwith Miss Gardiner Mrs. Farnam Miss Thompson Mr. Perkins . 286 1831-1883. School Bill Letter of Anna P. Rogers to Miss Pierce Letter of Cornelia Tallmadge to Mrs. Henry Tallmadge John P. Brace Addresses on leaving Litchfield Female Academy and on Assuming Charge at Hartford Letter of Rose Terry Cooke Advertisement of School from Litchfield Enquirer ofApril 25, 1833 300 1802-1842. Letters of Miss Sarah Pierce 311 1852-1901. Two Obituaries of Miss Pierce Sketches and Notes of the Misses Pierce and of Mrs. Croswell ( their Sister), by Mrs. Asa Gray. Letter of Miss Mary Pierce. Memories of Litchfield Litchfield Hill, from Harper's Magazine . 320 APPENDICES. APPENDIX A. Colonel John Pierce ( Miss Pierce's Brother) His Letters His Almanack 339 APPENDIX B. Dr. Timothy Pierce ( Miss Pierce's Half-Brother) His Letters 361 APPENDIX C. Population of Connecticut Towns, 1820 . . . 394 APPENDIX D. Lists of Pupils and Subscri