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your daughter might have as large and respecta-
ble a school as she could wish.

The term of our people would calculate to be
the same with Miss Stebbins's. For four or five of
the youngest, who attended to nothing more, than
reading and spelling, she charged but 2 shillings,
a week, apiece. The others paid half a dollar, a
week.

The branches of instruction are such, as are
usually taught at Academies.

As to board, as we have four daughters
at least, whom we shall wish her to instruct, we
would endeavour to accomodate her in our
family, in the same manner, and on the
same terms, as we did Miss Stebbins, which
we will explain, on seeing you or your
daughter.

The deduction to be made from this
compensation is one dollar, a week, for the
room, and a small indefinite sum, at the be-
ginning and end of the season, for wood.

The time for commencing the school,
is the first monday in May, to be continued
till about Thanksgiving time. Miss S. sometimes
kept through the winter. But this is not so

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profitable to the preceptress, as the summer.

Your daughter will find in our little
village society of sterling worth, particularly some
young ladies, who will be kindred souls. Our
people are highly desirous of welcoming her to
their small, but happy circle. We shall do
every thing to our power to make her time
pass pleasantly; and we sincerely hope, that
[...]thing will prevent her from complying
with our wishes.

I recieved your kind letter, the day
after its arrival in Boston. I must apologize
for the carelessness of this letter, so much after the
manner of my common conversation, rapid
and incorrect. I am preparing for a jour-
ney+ to Burlington, Vermont, to assist in dedi-
cating a house of worship; from which place
I contemplate a journey to Montreal in
Canada, unless I should meet with obstacles, so
perplexing to Gen. Dearborn, in a like expedition.
I hope to return before the 1 Feb. In the
mean time, accept for yourself and wife and child-
ren the felicitations of the season, which are cor-
dinally presented by Mrs. P. and your friend & brother,
Rev. Mr. Abbott. John Pierce.

+ to start next monday.