Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 : $b being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school
History
Chronicles of a pioneer school from 1792 to 1833 : $b being the history of Miss Sarah Pierce and her Litchfield school
Litchfield Female Academy (Conn.) -- History
Arose at Six oClock after breakfasting took a walk purchased some
Linen attended school drew and read in History. In the afternoon I
spent the hours in Drawing Reading and Spelling. After school I was
busily employed in Sewing.
_Wednesday June 16^{th}_
Arose about six oClock spent the morning in writing went to school
studied a geography lesson and recited it. In the afternoon drest,
went to school drew till 4 oClock when I walked to Mr. Smith’s with
Miss Strong to see Miss Rogers where I spent the After noon in very
agreeable conversation and was accompanied by Miss Rogers and Miss
Strong to the School Ball where I staid till about Eleven oClock and
then returned home with Miss Scovil and retired to rest at half past
Eleven....
_Sunday June ^{the}20_
Arose at Six oClock in the morning read two or three Chapters in the
bible drest for meeting heard a sermon delivered by Mr. Huntington
which I thought was very good the text was in Proverbs 15 chapter and
9 verse in these words Fools make a mock of sin at Noon read a chapter
in the bible in the afternoon attended meeting heard a sermon from the
same text After Meeting read in the Letters from the dead to the
Living which was very entertaining After a short time the boarders
were all seated each one read a chapter in the bible in the evening
saw Company and retired to rest at Nine....
_Monday June ^{the}21_
... a little before evening took a walk with Mrs. Adams to Mr. Smith’s
saw Old Mrs. Adams who was 104 years old....
_Sunday June ^{the}27_
... Mrs. Adams read in the Afternoon read in Moral Entertainments
which were very excellent after meeting read in the book called female
education....
_Thursday July 1_
... took a lesson in music returned to Mr. Adams pricked off 2 or
three tunes....
_Wednesday July ^{the}7_
... had the pleasure of attending independence ball there was a very
large collection and I spent the evening very agreeable returned home
and went to rest at one....
_Saturday July ^{the}10_
... in the Afternoon went to Parson Champion’s with the young Ladies
to quilting....
_Wednesday July 14^{th}_
Arose at four wrote two Letters in the morning and carried them to Mr.
Huntington’s for Miss Charlotte Tomlinson to carry to Woodbury when
she returned....
_Monday July 19^{th}_
Arose at five o Clock took a walk with Miss Leavitt to the stores to
get humhum.[35]...
_Wednesday July 21^{st}_
Arose at half past four o Clock took a lesson in music at five in the
morning....
_Tuesday July 27^{th}_
... in the evening heard Mrs. Adams good advice....
_Friday 30^{th}_
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