FORD CREEK ACADEMY FOR 1839.
FORD CREEK MALE ACADEMY.
The Exercises of this School, located near Banks' Chapel, Granville County, will re-commence the first of February, under the control of an experienced Instructor. The Scholastic year will consist of two Sessions of five months each. Tuition, from 12 to $25.
Those who fail to pay for the first Session, at the expiration thereof, will be bound for the whole Scholastic year. Day Scholars are excluded. Board may be had near the Academy on accommodating terms. The patronage of Parents and Guardians is respectfully solicited.
January 14, 1839. Board of Trustees.
—Raleigh Register, January 21, 1839
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)