WILLIAMSBOROUGH UNDER MR. RHEA AND MRS. STITH.
WILLIAMSBOROUGH ACADEMY.
* * * The trustees have contracted with Mr. Rhea as principal, to superintend and manage the institution for a number of years.
* * * The trustees have engaged Mrs. Stith to take charge of the Female Department. * * * Mrs. Stith was educated at Salem, a native of North Carolina, of engaging manners, and a mild, placid disposition. * * * Wm. Robards, Secretary.
Williamsborough, Nov. 20, 1815.
—Raleigh Star, November 20, 1816.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)