| (seq. 61)Brookline, 1 January, 1817.
{Reverend} and Dear Sir,
I now make a direct applica-
tion to your daughter Adeline to instruct our
young misses, this season; and I will thank
you to propose it to her with your best advice,
and return an answer, as soon as it can be decid-
ed.
We have already ascertained, that 20 in
this town will be desirous of entering the Acad-
emy, if she will undertake the instruction. Prob
bly more will offer themselves. Those, I have
mentioned, are exclusive of our Bostonians.
Mr. Samuel Hammond, who comes out in
April, yesterday told me, that he should wish
to send two; and Mr. Thomas W. Sumner, who
expects to spend the summer with us, has
two more. Mr. Thomas Perkins will unques-
tionably desire to send one. A woman in Rox-
bury told me, the other evening, that 4 or 5
would offer themselves from her neighborhood.
Indeed there is in my mind no doubt, that | (seq. 61)Brookline, 1 January 1817.
Rev. and Dear Sir,
I now make a direct application to your daughter Adaline to instruct our young misses, this season; and I will thank you to propose it to her with your best advice, and return an answer, as soon as it can be decided.
We have already ascertained, that 20 in this town will be desirous of entering the Academy, if she will undertake the instruction. Probably more will offer themselves. Those, I have mentioned, are exclusive of our Bostonians.
Mr. Samuel Hammond, who comes out in April, yesterday told me, that he should wish to send two; and Mr. Thomas W. Summer, who expects to spend the summer with us, has two more. Mr Thomas Perkins will unquestionablt desire to send one. A oman in Roxbury told me, the other evening, that 4 or 5 would offer themselves from her neighborhood. Indeed there is in my mind no doubt, that |
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