Pulaski Academy, Giles county; Fayette Academy, Lincoln 

 county; Dickson Academy, Bedford county, and Tate Academy, 

 Humphreys county, were chartered in September, 1809. 



An act passed Nov. 22, 1809, granted charters to Priestl) 

 Academy, White county; Quincy Academy, Warren county; 

 Carrick Academy, Franklin county; Tennessee Academy, Rhea 

 county; Love Academy, Bledsoe county; Johnson Academy, 

 Hickman county. 



Knoxville Female Academy was established in L8U ; Mary- 

 ville Female Academy in 1813, and Nashville Female Academy 

 in 1817. 



VIEW FROM VICE CHANCELLOR'S RESIDENCE 

 The Late Bishop Quintard in the Fore ('.round 



It appears, therefore, that there were forty-four chartered 

 academies in Tennessee before the year 1818, in addition to the 

 colleges which have received previous mention. 



Nevertheless, the ample provisions made by the general gov- 

 ernment for public education in Tennessee were, in large meas- 

 ure, nugatory, if not positively injurious, and certainly retarda- 

 tive in results for the following reasons: 



The population was sparse. The loose allotment and survey 

 of the lands presented an invitation for all to come and secure 



