Hi Susan, It is interesting that your Charles was also a teacher. That, to me, implies a connection. Reading over the brief paragraph I sent you a couple of things strike me. First, the term "from the Gulf", does anyone on the list know what that means or where it would be? Is it the Gulf of Mexico? Secondly, the author's last statement: "What success attended this effort we are enable to state." This implies to me that this was not something the author had intimate knowledge of, or vast amounts of documentation on, and again reading the paragraph, it does seem like it could have been an advertisement from a newspaper. Going on that assumption, perhaps finding newspapers in Upper Marion circa the end of 1813 (when such an advertisment might have appeared) and through 1814, when articles (and/or continued advertisments) may have appeared, could help you find clues as to exactly where the school was, if there were any records, and exactly who this particular Nathan Smith might be. Just my thoughts, Regards, JC Bozarth