machine, a thermometer, a barometer, a Hadley's quadrant, a theodolite and chain, 2 prisms, a magnet, drawing instruments, maps, etc. Average price of board, $80 per annum, including washing and sewing. (1804.)

FAIRFIELD ACADEMY,

Value of lot (1 acre given by Edward Griswold) and building, $2,450; of personal estate, $1,773, producing $124.11 a year; tuition, $560, and Apparatus and Library, $160. Building of wood, 40 by 50 feet, two stories, with a handsome tower and balcony; lower story in one room with tables and benches for 120 pupils. At the south-west and south-east corner were stages furnished with desks and chairs for the instructors. Through the center of the upper story was a hall 6 feet wide, on each side of which were 3 rooms, handsomely furnished, 16 by 7 feet, and in four of these were convenient stoves, and were used as studies. The other two were used as lodging-rooms. Tuition per quarter, $2; board, $1.12 per week. Apparatus, a pair of globes; Library, 59 volumes, generously given last winter (1803-4) by a number of gentlemen of Albany and some members of the Legislature. (1804.)

FARMERS' HALL (Goshen).

Value of lot and building, $1,250; tuition, $303; value of Library and Apparatus, $1,018.65. Academy of brick, 34 by 24 feet, and two stories high, containing three rooms besides the entry, two of which are of equal size, 22 by 22 feet, and the other 11 by 8; entry 11 by 22. Tuition per quarter: 25 shillings for Languages, 16 shillings for English Grammar, 14 shillings for Writing and Ciphering, 12 shillings for Reading and Spelling. Library, 556 volumes. A map of the world, maps of Europe, Asia, Africa and America, DeWitt's map of New York, a pair of globes and a compass and chain. Average price of board, $1.50 per week. (1805.)

FLUSHING ACADEMY.

In a petition for a charter dated March 8, 1805, it is stated that exertions had been made within the last two years, and $674 had been subscribed. A building had been erected on a piece of ground adjoining the town, leased for 999 years at 6 cents a year, if lawfully demanded. The sum of $500 had been borrowed to put the building in condition for use by May 1 next.

HAMILTON-ONEIDA ACADEMY (Clinton).

Value of lot and building, $3,500, producing $40 a year; of real and other estate, $900; personal estate, $240; of Apparatus and Library, $462; tuition, $494. Building of wood, 88 by 42 feet, three stories high and unfinished; designed to contain twenty rooms, 16 feet square, a school-room, 42 by 22 feet, and a Library and Apparatus room. Four of these rooms and the school-room were completed. The real estate consisted of 100 acres of wild land in Sangerfield, 50 in same town as Academy lot and 17 acres, valued at $50 per acre. Tuition, invariably $3 per quarter. Books in Library, 189. Apparatus, a terrestrial globe, a surveyor's compass and chain, a thermometer and an electrical machine. Board almost universally, $1.25 per week. (1804.)

JOHNSTOWN ACADEMY.

Value of lot and building, $2,000; of Library and Apparatus, $2,300; tuition, $300. Academy of wood, 35 by 45 feet, and containing six rooms, of which two are appropriated for the use of students. The south part of the building was for the teachers, and consisted of four rooms, with a cellar and a cellar-kitchen. Schoolrooms 18 by 35 feet each. Prices of tuition: $1.50 for Reading and English; $1.75 for Reading, Writing and Ciphering through the Rule of Three; $2.50 for English Grammar, Geography and Fractions; $3.75 for Latin, Greek, Mathematics and Book-keeping. Each scholar was required to furnish a load of wood for the winter season. Board about $1.50 per week. Library, about 200 volumes, contributed by a few persons of the village. (1805.)

KINGSTON ACADEMY.

Established in 1774. Value of lot and building, $2,000. Other real estate, 700 acres of land, lately granted by the corporation of the town of Kingston, but not yet rendered productive. Library and Apparatus, $261.75. The Academy was a stone building, on the corner of two cross streets, 48 by 45 feet, two stories high, shingled, and with a cupola and bell. The first floor had three rooms, the largest of which was appropriated for an English school of from 25 to 30 scholars, who are taught by a teacher who has no pay but from tuition. The other two smaller rooms were occupied by the family of the porter. The second floor comprised the large Academy hall of about 42 by 20 feet, and a smaller room for Library and Apparatus.

The former consisted of 130 volumes of

chosen authors; the latter of a pair of globes, a quadrant, a compass and chain, seven maps, viz. the World, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, the United States and New York. Board, from $75 to $90 per annum. (1805.)

LANSINGBURGH ACADEMY.

Value of lot and building, $1,200; of other real estate, $450; of personal estate, $1,256, producing $168.88; of Library and Apparatus, $387.56; tuition, $828. Academy, 42 by 28 feet, with posts 14 feet, and gambrel roof; chiefly of wood, and containing three rooms. The lower room occupied the whole; the upper part was divided into two rooms of about equal size. Furnished with a balcony, and a bell weighing 169 pounds. The real estate comprised nine lots, 120 by 50 feet, in the southern part of the village, but on account of their unconnected and ineligible situation, unproductive; but the Trustees had a plan for exchanging them with Mr. C. Lansing, so as to bring them together, when they might probably be leased. The personal property consisted of a lease from the Trustees of Lansingburgh of common lands, valued at $588, and bond's and notes worth $688. The lease was for twelve years and at a low rate, but would in future be much higher. Of the other personal property, $350 were received from the Regents, and $318 given by individuals. Rates of tuition per quarter: $2 for Reading and Writing; $3 for English Grammar, Ciphering and Geography; $4 for Dead Languages. In the higher branches of Literature there were no students, and no rates had been fixed. The Apparatus consisted of a surveyor's compass and chain, scale and dividers, orrery showing all the planets, air pump, Hadley's quadrant, a three pillar microscope, a barometer, a thermometer, five maps (the World and quarters) on rollers, a telescope, pair of globes, and map of New York on rollers. Library, 42 volumes of classical books. Average price of board for males, exclusive of washing, about $2 per week, and for females, $1.50. With respect to the smallness of salary of the Principal ($500), it was explained that he (the Rev. Samuel Blatchford) was their minister, and that his whole pay was $1,250. (January, 1805.)

MONTGOMERY ACADEMY.

Value of lot and building, $1,500, yielding $50 a year; of other real estate, $800, yielding $25; of Library and Apparatus, $750, yielding $25; tuition, $390. Academy a frame building 48 by 26 feet, two stories, and with four rooms on the first floor and three

above, one of which (26 by 30) is a school-room, the others being used by the teacher for his family and boarders. The other real estate consisted of town lots occupied by the teacher, as a part of his salary. Rates of tuition per annum: for Languages, $12.50; for English Grammar, Mathematics and Book-keeping, $7.50; for Reading, Writing and Ciphering, $5. Library, 553 volumes. Apparatus, a pair of globes, a map of the world, and one of each quarBoard, about $1.25 per week. (1805.)

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NEWBURGH ACADEMY.

Letters-patent were granted March 26, 1752, for 500 acres to Alexander Colden and Richard Albertson, and successors, as trustees of the Patent of Newburgh and the German Patent. These lands were called The Glebe, and were intended for the support of a minister of the Church of England and a schoolmaster.

On the 6th of April, 1803, the sum of $200 a year from the income of the Glebe was to be paid to the Trustees of the Academy at Newburgh, and to receive these lands a board of Trustees legally created was asked for by petition to the Regents January 1, 1805. To this a remonstrance was made, and, upon inquiry, it was found that much animosity existed among the inhabitants with respect to the names that should be offered as first Trustees. This led to a decision to delay the grant until an acceptable list could be made out.

NORTH SALEM ACADEMY.

Income from tuition, $500; salary of Principal and instructor under him, $575. (1798.)

The Academy had no income except from tuitions. (1799.) Building of wood, 46 by 30 feet, two stories; real estate, $1,500; personal, $400. (1807.)

OTSEGO ACADEMY (Cooperstown).

In an application for a charter in 1796, it was stated that a large and convenient building was erected and partly finished, 66 by 34 feet, two stories high, with a small steeple with dome and bell.

OXFORD ACADEMY.

"In the spring of 1798 a new frame of an Academy was erected in the village of Oxford, about eight rods south-west of the old one. About 46 feet by 28, with 18 feet posts. This building was so far completed by January 1, 1799, as to admit of the reception of scholars, although the walls were not completed, nor the floors finished. About forty scholars were accordingly taught in the same, from that time till the first of April. * * In November,

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1799, a vacation of three weeks took place for the purpose of further completing the building, which from the approaching winter season became necessary. Accordingly the Trustees and inhabitants of the village of Oxford met at the new Academy, and about twenty persons agreed to raise $300 or $350 by a tax to be laid equally upon them by a committee for that purpose chosen. The property was expended and by means of this the building was rendered convenient, and the school re-commenced in December with the most flattering prospects and to the great satisfaction of the inhabitants." * * *

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"Thus the prospect appeared on the 5th day of January last, but on the 6th it was changed. A fire broke out in the night, at a time and in a manner unperceived, and consumed the building. Thus the pleasing hopes and generous efforts of the new inhabitants were entirely overcast by an unforeseen misfortune. The public spirit of the inhabitants for so laudable a purpose has not, however, subsided; a new frame of at least equal dimensions has since been raised, and logs drawn to a saw-mill sufficient for 3,000 feet of lumber." (Extract from a letter of Peter B. Garnsey to the Regents, February 27,1800.) OYSTER BAY ACADEMY.

Value of lot and building, $3,073.06; of Library and Apparatus, $91; tuition, $550. Academy with a cupola, 50 by 28 feet, posts 22 feet; two chimneys with four fire-places. Two rooms below, each 20 feet square, including a staircase. A hall through the middle of 10 feet. An upper room, 50 by 28 feet, used for public speaking. Made of the best materials which could be purchased; siding and roof of shingles, and finished above and below in best manner. Tuition per quarter, $1.75 for Reading and Writing; $2.25 for English Grammar and Ciphering; $3.50 for Mathematics and Bookkeeping; $4 for Dead Languages; $4 for Logic, Rhetoric and Composition; $4 for Moral Philosophy; $4 for Natural Philosophy; $4 for French Language. Average price of board, $1.50. Apparatus: a pair of elegant 18-inch globes, a donation from a number of gentlemen; a bell 14 inches in diameter, a donation from a number of ladies. No Library. (1805.)

UNION ACADEMY (Stone Arabia).

Lot a quarter of an acre; cost £8. Building 50 by 30 feet, two stories and a half high, with two rooms on a floor; not finished. Cost not to exceed £600. Not indebted. Expenses defrayed by subscription. A teacher was engaged at £70 a year, of good qualifications, but had died at time of report. Rates of tuition, £6 per annum for Greek and Latin, and £3 for English, etc. Number of students, 50, all in English studies. Fund, 50 acres of land. Board, £15 per annum. (Without date, but found with papers of 1795.)