WITHERSPOON’S PRIVATE BOARDING SCHOOL, 1826
THE subscriber will open a private Boarding School at his residence within a mile and a half of Hillsborough, N. C. on the 2d Monday in July next. He will receive 22 pupils and no more. These will be divided into two classes. The first to be composed of those half advanced in their Latin course; the second of those just commencing. Particular attention will be paid to Reading, Writing, Arithmetic and Geography, during the prosecution of the classical course.
The situation is healthy and pleasant, commanding the convenience both of the town and country.
Parents and guardians who shall commit their children and wards to his care, may be assured that a careful attention will be given to their moral and religious instruction.—Board and tuition, $65 per session, to be paid in advance. Letters addressed to him on this subject (or in his absence to the Hon. F. Nash) will receive prompt attention.
May 15. John Witherspoon.
—Raleigh Register, May 19, 1826.
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies 1790-1840, by Charles L. Coon, 1915)
