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Bradford Academy, kept one term, during the sickness 

 of Mr. Morse, with much approbation. 



Mr. Kufus 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 months, 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 Rev. Dr. Perry, Miss Judith D. Pea- 

 body, J sister of the London banker, and Miss Hannah 

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

 and successfully employed in a separate female depart- 

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

 separate female department was discontinued. The town 

 was much indebted to Mr. Hardy, and his sister, Miss 

 Emeline 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 



*RUFUS QHANDLER HARDY, son of Phineas and Olive [Parker] Hardy, born at 

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

 commenced teaching in the academy in 1848, and continued with success for ten 

 years, living at the old homestead. 



t SOPHIA PERRY, sister of Rev. Dr. Perry of Groveland. 



J JUDITH DODGE PEABODY, daughter of Thomas and Judith [Dodge] Peabody, 

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

 banker; born April 5, 1799; married, first, Jeremiah Russell of Georgetown, and 

 second, Robert S. Daniels of Danvers; resides in Georgetown. 



Miss HANNAH PARISH, dau. of Rev. Dr. A. Parish of Newbury. 



H OLIVE EMELINE HARDY, a sister of Rufus C. Hardy, was a graduate of and an 

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

 years; died in 1871, aged 51. 



