A detailed agreement with Samuel Childs was made regarding the stone underpinning which was to cost $65. January 21^{st} 1828 it was found that $250 more would be necessary to make the building “comfortable and convenient,” which sum was borrowed of Elisha S. Buel. At a meeting of the Trustees holden Nov. 14^{th}, 1828 _voted_ that Dr. William Buel be appointed agent to collect the balance now due on the Subscription to the Litchfield Female Academy and be authorized to institute suits for the collection of the same. At a meeting of the Trustees March 28^{th}, 1828 the following address to the public was drawn up and ordered to be printed:— LITCHFIELD FEMALE ACADEMY. The Trustees of the Female Academy at Litchfield deem it proper to acquaint the public with the present situation and prospects of the institution of which they have the general superintendence. This School has been established more than thirty-five years. It was founded by the exertions of an individual lady (Miss Sarah Pierce) aided by a few friends. It has been under her immediate direction from its first establishment, and for several years she has been assisted by John P. Brace, Esq., a gentleman of distinguished literary and scientific attainments, whose time and talents are assiduously devoted to the improvement of the pupils under his charge. While many similar institutions have, during this period, arisen, flourished for a time and then ceased to exist, this school has continued to receive, as it is believed it has always richly deserved, a great share of public patronage. It has obtained public notice and favor by the force of its own merits. Constant and unremitting exertions on the part of the instructors, combined with long experience and a thorough acquaintance with all the branches of education which are taught, have given this school a character which has drawn forth the commendations of many of the distinguished men of our country. Young Ladies from every part of the United States have been members of it, and great numbers have received its highest honors. The whole number of pupils, since it was first opened, exceeds two thousand. During the last year it has been considered an act of duty to that community by whom it has been so long patronized, to provide more extensive accommodations, for those who seek to participate in the advantages it affords. With this view, a large and commodious building has been erected, with suitable apartments for every branch of study appropriate to such an institution, and for the apparatus connected with the different branches of science.