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” of April 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 Almanach 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 Subscribers to History 395 APPENDIX E.—Genealogy 448 INDEX 451 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS PLATE I. Miss Sarah Pierce _Frontispiece_ II. John Pierce Brace _Facing page_ 6 III. Embroidery by Charlotte Sheldon „ 10 IV. View of Litchfield „ 14 V. Miss Pierce’s House „ 28 VI. Facsimile of Invitation to a Ball „ 34 VII. Fashions of 1807 „ 36 VIII. Fashion Plate from England, 1799 „ 38 IX. Lucy Sheldon „ 42 X. Water-Color by Lucy Sheldon „ 44 XI. Water-Color by Lucy Sheldon „ 46 XII. Mary Ann Bacon „ 66 XIII. Mary Ann Bacon’s Watch and Jewelry „ 72 XIV. Susan Masters „ 78 XV. Facsimile of Susan Masters’ School Bill „ 80 XVI. Lucretia Deming „ 88 XVII. Elizabeth Huntington Wolcott „ 92 XVIII. Maria Tallmadge „ 96 XIX. Embroidery by Zerviah Miner „ 100 XX. Chart of the History of the World by Mary Ann Lewis „ 104 XXI. First Known Diploma „ 108 XXII. Mrs. Punderson „ 114