Frances Maria Webb, an older sister of Catherine Cebra Webb, also attended Miss Pierce’s school about 1810 or 1811, and met there Alexander Garden Fraser, of Beaufort, South Carolina, a student in Judge Gould’s Law School. Frances M. Webb was born June 5, 1796, and married Alexander G. Fraser, June 5, 1812. Frances M. Webb (Mrs. Fraser) died in Edinburgh, August 5, 1847. She has four children still living. I left New York, Wednesday, July 11^{th}, 1816, for Litchfield, to enter Miss Pierce’s school. I took a steamboat to New Haven, and went by stage from there to Litchfield. The Rev. Mr. Stockton, a friend of my Father’s, took me up. I went to board in the family of D^r Lyman Beecher, but stayed there only three weeks, as his wife was so ill they could not have the care of boarders. Miss Catherine Beecher and a Miss Burr, presided over the family. D^r Beecher had a room in the attic for his Study. I had a room with two Misses Wakeman, who were also pupils at Miss Pierce’s school. Catherine Beecher had to send a report every Saturday of the _conduct_ of the young ladies in her family, to Miss Pierce. When Mrs. Beecher’s illness obliged me to leave there, they got another boarding place for me across the street, with the Misses Edwards—two sisters—Miss Nancy and Miss Betsey. They were very religious women; and as the Sabbath began then at sunset on Saturday, we had to hurry to get our letters from the postoffice, and be back before the sun went down. After supper, the Sabbath began with religious exercises—reading of the Bible and prayer—Sunday we all went to D^r Beecher’s church. On one occasion, some of Judge Gould’s law students were talking during the sermon, when D^r Beecher paused, and looking at the square pew at the right of the pulpit, (where Judge Gould’s pupils sat) said, “I will suspend my remarks until those young gentlemen have finished their conversation.” There were no Sunday schools in those days. On returning from church, all we had for our dinner was a piece of pie and a mug of milk, as the Misses Edwards considered it wrong to cook on Sunday. We went to an afternoon service, then had a simple tea, and when the sun went down Sunday was over; but we had prayers and went to bed. School began at nine o’clock, and closed at noon for an hour’s recess, when we went home for our dinner and came back; but I cannot remember how long it kept in the afternoon—whether it was three or four o’clock— Miss Waite taught me music, and I went into the back parlor of Miss Pierce’s _residence_, to take my lesson on the piano. I remember “The Battle of Wagram” was one of my pieces. I had a very handsome paint-box which my father had imported from England for me, and I took drawing lessons at Miss Pierce’s, but I cannot recall the teacher’s name.