Anybody know anything about these early academies -- where they were located, (I think there was probably a community or church near them) how long they were in business -- or anything about the trustees named. (If there are errors in the spelling of the surnames, please do let us know) Richlaud Academy, ?? I wonder if that should be Richland ?? from:Galileo ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE State of Georgía, PASSED IN MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1831. 1831 TWIGGS Sec. 12. That William A. Sharp, Elisha Davis, Jeremiah A. Sharp, William Davis, and Thomas Chappel, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the trustees of Stone Creek Academy, in the county of Twiggs. 1832 ACTS TWIGGS Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That William A. Sharp, Elisha Davis, Jeremiah A. Sharp, William Davis and Thomas S. Chappel, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the trustees of Stone Creek academy, in the county of Twiggs; 1837 ACTS TWIGGS Sec. 52. And be it further enacted, That Thomas S. Chappell, John A. Nelson, Wm. Nelson, John C. Epps, and James W. Collins, be appointed Trustees of Union Hill Academy, in the county of Twiggs. And that Joseph R. Hand, John Asbell, Hardy Durham, John H. Denton, Thomas Glover, Thomas W. Anderson, and Joel Denton, be appointed Trustees of Richlaud Academy, in the county of Twiggs, And that Richard S. Rodgers, James Pearson, Abisha Anders, Wm. H. Read, and Cornelius Hollingsworth, be appointed Trustees for Pleasant Grove Academy, in the county of Twiggs. And that Robert Radford and Benj. Bryan, be added to Jefferson Academy, in the county of Twiggs, in addition to those already appointed by an act of the Legislature, of 1828, and to have the same privileges as those already appointed.

Yes, Virginia, I think it is Richland not Richlaud--someone made a typo. Sorry I am just now getting around to some of my old email. betty in ga ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Crilley" <varcsix@hot.rr.com> To: <GATWIGGS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2004 2:00 PM Subject: [GATWIGGS] Early Academies > Anybody know anything about these early academies -- where they were > located, (I think there was probably a community or church near them) > > how long they were in business -- or anything about the trustees > named. (If there are errors in the spelling of the surnames, please do let > us know) > > Richlaud > Academy, ?? I wonder if that should be Richland ?? > > from:Galileo > > ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE State of Georgía, PASSED IN > MILLEDGEVILLE AT AN ANNUAL SESSION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1831. > > 1831 > > TWIGGS Sec. 12. That William A. Sharp, Elisha Davis, > Jeremiah A. Sharp, William Davis, and Thomas Chappel, > and their successors in office, be, and they are > hereby declared to be a body politic and corporate, by > the name and style of the trustees of Stone Creek > Academy, in the county of Twiggs. > > 1832 ACTS > > TWIGGS Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That William > A. Sharp, Elisha Davis, Jeremiah A. Sharp, William > Davis and Thomas S. Chappel, and their successors in > office, be, and they are hereby declared to be a body > politic and corporate, by the name and style of the > trustees of Stone Creek academy, in the county of > Twiggs; > > 1837 ACTS > > > TWIGGS Sec. 52. And be it further enacted, That Thomas > S. Chappell, John A. Nelson, Wm. Nelson, John C. Epps, > and James W. Collins, be appointed Trustees of Union > Hill Academy, in the county of Twiggs. > > And that Joseph R. Hand, John Asbell, Hardy Durham, > John H. Denton, Thomas Glover, Thomas W. Anderson, and > Joel Denton, be appointed Trustees of Richlaud > Academy, in the county of Twiggs, And that Richard S. > Rodgers, James Pearson, Abisha Anders, Wm. H. Read, > and Cornelius Hollingsworth, be appointed Trustees for > Pleasant Grove Academy, in the county of Twiggs. And > that Robert Radford and Benj. Bryan, be added to > Jefferson Academy, in the county of Twiggs, in > addition to those already appointed by an act of the > Legislature, of 1828, and to have the same privileges > as those already appointed. > > > > > ==== GATWIGGS Mailing List ==== > Pat Evans > Twiggs County List Manager > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lake/8044 > surnames: evans, james, batchelor, bullington, haddock, davis, conine... > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------------------------- This email has been certified virus free. Scanned by Georgia Business Net, Inc. 706-823-2115 - info@gabn.net - Home of the $266.00 Internet T1

Hello Everyone, Do any of these academies still exist either in their original forms or as converted and evolved institutions ? What about enrollment and other records of the history, activities, students, faculty, etc. of these academies. Thanks. Stone Creek Academy Stone Creek academy Hill Academy Richland cademy Pleasant Grove Academy Jefferson Academy __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/