- Same house; 15-16 boys reading; and the girls, sewing at 15/ per Q. each; they try to attend our fifth day meetings.
(4) Anna Marsh.
- 50 (approximately) girls and boys.
- Taught reading, and the girls, needlework; 20/ per Q.
- Each has a right of membership with Friends.
(5) Mary McDonnell.
- 15 young children at 15/ per Q.
In the most of the schools there are nearly one-half if not more of the children of the people of the societies and we wish Friends children may not be too frequently excluded for want of room, evident inconvenience being very observable in the present mixed state of schools, it is much to be desired that a more select mode of education could be effectually promoted; in the meantime it would be well that master be not too lax in the observance of the rules.[285]
Boarding school encouraged by Owen Biddle
Approved by quarterly and yearly meetings
Rules drawn up therefor