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Bradford Academy, kept one term, during the sickness 

 of Mr. Morse, with much approbation. 



Mr. Rufus C. Hardy,* a graduate of Dartmouth, sus- 

 tained a useful and reputable school here from April, 1848, 

 to 1860, upon the tuition received, which tuition was from 

 three to five dollars a term, of three to four montlis, or 

 less than twelve dollars a year, a small expense compared 

 with the extra expense of board and travel, in supporting 

 scholars at the distant schools, for which the public 

 money is expended ; in addition to losing the privilege 

 of parental superintendence of children at home. 



Miss Mary S. Frothingham, before named, Miss Sophia 

 Perry, f sister of Eev. Dr. Perry, Miss Judith D. Pea- 

 body, I sister of the London banker, and INliss Hannah 

 Parish, § daughter of Rev. Dr. Parish, were successively 

 and successfully employed in a separate female depart- 

 ment till February, 1829, Avhen, by vote of the trustees, a 

 separate female department was discontinued. The town 

 was much iudebted to Mr. Hardy, :ind his sister. Miss 

 P^meline Hardy, || now deceased, for sustaining a highly 

 useful school here for more than ten years. 



During the successful operation of this academy it sent 

 forth more than one thousand pupils, and we could often 



*RuFCS Chandler IIakdy, son of I'hineas iuul Olive [Parker] Hardy, born at 

 Bradford [Groveland] Feb. 18,1814; graduated at Dartmouth College, 1842. He 

 coinmeiiced teacliiiij^ in the academy in 1848, and continued with success for ten 

 yeans, living at the old homestead. 



t Soi'iiiA Peuuy, sister of Kev. Dr. Perry of Groveland. 



X Judith Dodgk Pkaiiodv. daughter of Thomas and Juditli [Dodge] Peabody, 

 of Haverhill and Danvers, a sister of George Peabody, the distinguished London 

 banker; born April .'J, 17".i!); married, lirst, Jeremi;di Kussell of Georgetown, and 

 second, Robert S. Daniels of Danvers; I'e.sides in Georgetown. 



§Mis3 Hannah Pauisii, d.iu. of Ucv. Dr. A. Parish of Newbury. 



IlOuvK Emkmxe Hakdy, a .sister of Hufn.s C. Hardy, was a graduate of and an 

 assistant in the academy two years and teacher in the town scliools nearly twenty 

 years; died in IH'Jl, aged T)!. 



