It was voted at a meeting of Trustees, held April 6^{th} 1844, that Seth P. Beers apply to the Legislature for a change in the charter, so that the buildings could be used for both sexes. In 1849 the use of the Academy was tendered to the Normal School. NOTICE—A meeting of the Corporation of the L Female Academy will be held at the Academy of said Corporation in L-field on the 10^{th} day of July 1854 at two o’clock in the afternoon for the purpose of electing Trustees for said Academy. Per order of the Legislature of Connecticut STEPHEN DEMING Found in July 13, 20, 27 At a meeting of the Shareholders of the Corporation of the Litchfield Female Academy, convened by Stephen Deming, Esq. (by order of the Legislature) on the 10^{th} day of July 1854, the following persons were appointed Trustees of the year ensuing to wit: Albert Sedgwick, Jason Whiting, Chas Adams, Oliver Goodwin, Gideon H. Hollister, Henry Buel, R. H. Coit, William Deming, J. G. Beckwith & S. P. Bolles. The following Resolution was also adopted at said meeting to wit: That whereas the by-laws of the Litchfield Female Academy as now on record, make it necessary that the original certificates of stock should be returned in order to procure new certificates in all transfers of stock, and whereas in many, perhaps in most cases of ownership of said stock, no certificates were given, and if given have been lost, and no record of certificates made on the Secretary’s book, the stockholders hereby recommend to the Trustees to pass by-laws requiring all transfers of stock now held by any person, originating from the original shares, to be entered on the Secretaries’ book, and that the owners thereof have liberty to vote on them in all elections, and in all transactions of business. J. CARRINGTON, Chairman Litchfield July 10^{th} 1854 At a meeting of the Trustees September 6, 1856, it was voted that Miss Mary Pierce be allowed to purchase the Academy property, consisting of the land and building, for the sum of $900. 1828. [_Extract of Letter from Miss B. C. Robertson to Miss Pierce._] SAVANNAH, Nov 20, 1882 ... Jenny is quite well—she relates _four wonders_ (to our colored folks) which occurred in her _travels at the North_—1^{st} that _water is sold_ in New York. 2^{nd} the Deaf & Dumb instructed at Hartford—3^{rd}—how she got up and came down such a high place as Pine Orchard—& 4^{th} that she saw a gentleman and lady ascend in a _Balloon_ while she was in New York. [Illustration: PL. LII.—THE LITCHFIELD ACADEMY Drawn by Dr. Z. S. Webb ] [_Letter to Miss Mary Pierce of Litchfield from Fanny Smith Skinner._] UTICA, June 19^{th} 1806