Very interesting; thanks much. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 1:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [NCBERTIE] (no subject) Reference: C. L. Coon_North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840: A Documentary History_ pages175-177 Vine Hill Academy was a day school in Scotland Neck, Halifax County, North Carolina. The University of NC has the school's papers ( Minutes of the board of trustees ) from 1812 to 1893. Mark James my mentor found the following history of Edgecombe County, Describing some school's in the near by Counties. " Vine Hill Academy in Halifax County offered courses in science, languages, preparatory for college entrance. In 1811, Daniel Adams of Connecticut was secured as principal, and Mr. Hawkins had charge of the English department. $50.00 was for board $12.00 tuition for reading, writing, arithmetic. $ 15.00 for grammar. $ 25.00 for geography and language. Vine Hill Academy Prospered until 1837 and had a male and female department. Vine Hill Academy existed until a time when my gg-grandmother, Mary Jane Hancock b. 1839 Aug.10 d. 12 May,1910, attended this Academy. In my possession is her Sampler from Vine Hill Academy date Aug. 28, 1850. This is some proof that at some time some women attended school's Amelia Tynes-Floyd Hall ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message