Education Records, Grammer School of Pictou, NS
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Grammer School of Pictou

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From "The Pictou Book" by
George MacLaren, 1954
 
A list of Scholars Who Have Attended the Grammar School of Pictou During the Half Year Commencing 
January 1, 1814

Education
Entered
Name 
Age
Latin, Geography, Short Hand Writing and Arithmetic July 1, 1811 James Patterson 16
    Archd. Patterson 13
    David Davison 15
    Robt. S. Patterson 14
    Michael McCulloch 14
Latin, Writing and Arithmetic   Edward Harris 13 
    David McCulloch 9
    John Dawson 8
  Sept. 1 x Simon Newcombe 14
  Nov. 7 John Davison 8
  Nov. 25 David Patterson 9
  Dec. 1 Harvey Pagan 13
  Jan. 9, 1812 John Murdoch 14
  Feb. 14 Thomas McLeod 12
  Nov. 1 John Donaldson 11
  Feb. 18, 1813 Alex. Neilson 11
  May 12 John Brown 10
  June 24 x Jonathan Marsters 17
    x Thomas Marsters 15
  July 1 Ebenezer Harding 15
  Aug. 15 James Donaldson 12
  April 6, 1814 James Creighton 13
    William Creighton 11
  May 2 Robert Pearson 13
  May 30 George Dawson 7
  June 3 John McLean 13
       
English, Writing and Arithmetic  Nov. 17, 1811 Harris Patterson 11
  Dec. 1 x John Harris 17
    x William Harris 16
    John Pagan 18
  Jan. 9, 1812 David Patterson 15
  Feb. 7 William Pottinger 11
  Feb. 9 x James Dawson 17
  May 12 John Gordon 8
  May 15 Thomas Harris 11
  Dec. 29 x Alexander Fraser 13
  Jan. 3, 1813 Thomas McCulloch 7
  May 1 x John Campbel 17
    x Wentworth Campbel 15
  June 3 Murdoch McLean 8
  June 4 Donald McLeod 10
  May 9, 1814 x John Dogget 9
  May 10 William McCulloch 6
  Oct. 17 John Hatton 15
  Nov. 29 George Glennie 9
    William Glennie 13
Of the above list those marked (x) have left the school. It is hereby certified that the Revd. Thomas McCulloch has taught the Grammar School of Pictou from the 1st day of July 1814, to the 1st day of January 1815.
Signed  Edwd. Mortimer    Surviving Trustee
Pictou 7th January, 1815

It is hereby cerified that Mr. Michael McCulloch has taught as Assistant in the Grammar School of Pictou from the Second Day of June until the second day of December 1814, the number of Scholars exceeding thirty.
 
Signed Edwd. Mortimer, J. Dawson, Trustees


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