SIMPSON'S SCHOOL, 1839.
Miss Jessie B. Simpson respectfully informs the inhabitants of Wilmington and its vicinity that on Monday next she intends opening a School for Young Ladies, in which will be taught
English in all its branches,
French Language,
Music, Drawing & painting,
Fancywork & Waxwork.
—Wilmington Advertiser, January 4, 1839.

(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies 1790-1840, by Charles L. Coon, 1915)