Abercrombie, (Mrs.)
Craftsman Name
Abercrombie, (Mrs.)
Trade
needleworker –artist
Geographic Location
Nashville, Tenn.
Dates
1814-1816
Digital Record
CLARION AND TENNESSEE STATE GAZETTE __Nashville __Tennessee __ __ __ __newspaper __microfilm __TN.N/MFm.2 __MESDA Research Center __13 December 1814 __3 __3 __ DOMESTIC ACADEMY.
At the plantation formerly belonging to col. Allen, on the Cumberland River, eight miles above Nashville, and 3 from Haysborough; now the property of Willie Barrow, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Abercrombie beg leave to inform the public, that they have opened an academy at the above mentioned plantation, which is a fine healthy situation, good water, and a large convenient house for the accommodation of any reasonable number of boarders. In this Academy will be taught Reading, Writing, English Grammar, Geography, with the use of the Maps, Composition, Drawing, Painting, and fine needle work, with various kinds of open work and marking upon canvass. Terms of tuition for the above branches, Five Dollars per quarter: Board including washing, Fifty Dollars per year. Musick and the use of the Piano Fifteen Dollars per quarter; Dancing Four do. First quarter to be paid in advance; each young lady to find her own bed and to iron her own clothes. No boarder will be taken for less than six months, who will be at liberty to learn Musick [sic] and Dancing by the quarter only. To commence the first day of February next, 1815. ||THE NASHVILLE WHIG __Nashville __Tennessee __ __ __ __newspaper __microfilm __TN.N/MFm.12 __MESDA Research Center __2 January 1816 __3 __3 __ Mr. & Mrs. Abercrombie
BEG leave to inform the citizens of Nashville, that they have removed their ACADEMY from Belmont to Nashville, and have rented a house (the property of Mr. Boyd) lately occupied by Mr. M’Lemore–where they purpose teaching the following branches as usual, viz: Reading, Writing, Orthography, English Grammar, Geography, with the use of maps, Composition, Drawing, Painting, fine and plain needlework, Tambour marking on canvass, &c.
Mr. Abercrombie will continue to teach MUSIC in the Academy, and will learn his scholars to sing with taste–These young ladies who take music lessons at the Academy, shall have their Pianos tuned at home without any additional charge. His terms are sixteen dollars per quarter. The board and tuition of other branches, $120 per year, washing included, or $20 for tuition only; to be paid quarterly, with the first quarter in advance.
Mrs. Abercrombie positively declines taking more than six or eight boarders, who must find their own beds and bedding; also every pupil to furnish a load of wood for the use of the academy, or an equivalent in money.
Mr. Abercrombie will teach young gentlemen the Violin; also ladies the Harp, the guitar, and Flageolet. He tunes all kinds of instruments upon reasonable terms.
A person to teach arithmetic will be wanted in the Academy.
No boarder will be taken for a shorter period than six months.
At the plantation formerly belonging to col. Allen, on the Cumberland River, eight miles above Nashville, and 3 from Haysborough; now the property of Willie Barrow, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Abercrombie beg leave to inform the public, that they have opened an academy at the above mentioned plantation, which is a fine healthy situation, good water, and a large convenient house for the accommodation of any reasonable number of boarders. In this Academy will be taught Reading, Writing, English Grammar, Geography, with the use of the Maps, Composition, Drawing, Painting, and fine needle work, with various kinds of open work and marking upon canvass. Terms of tuition for the above branches, Five Dollars per quarter: Board including washing, Fifty Dollars per year. Musick and the use of the Piano Fifteen Dollars per quarter; Dancing Four do. First quarter to be paid in advance; each young lady to find her own bed and to iron her own clothes. No boarder will be taken for less than six months, who will be at liberty to learn Musick [sic] and Dancing by the quarter only. To commence the first day of February next, 1815. ||THE NASHVILLE WHIG __Nashville __Tennessee __ __ __ __newspaper __microfilm __TN.N/MFm.12 __MESDA Research Center __2 January 1816 __3 __3 __ Mr. & Mrs. Abercrombie
BEG leave to inform the citizens of Nashville, that they have removed their ACADEMY from Belmont to Nashville, and have rented a house (the property of Mr. Boyd) lately occupied by Mr. M’Lemore–where they purpose teaching the following branches as usual, viz: Reading, Writing, Orthography, English Grammar, Geography, with the use of maps, Composition, Drawing, Painting, fine and plain needlework, Tambour marking on canvass, &c.
Mr. Abercrombie will continue to teach MUSIC in the Academy, and will learn his scholars to sing with taste–These young ladies who take music lessons at the Academy, shall have their Pianos tuned at home without any additional charge. His terms are sixteen dollars per quarter. The board and tuition of other branches, $120 per year, washing included, or $20 for tuition only; to be paid quarterly, with the first quarter in advance.
Mrs. Abercrombie positively declines taking more than six or eight boarders, who must find their own beds and bedding; also every pupil to furnish a load of wood for the use of the academy, or an equivalent in money.
Mr. Abercrombie will teach young gentlemen the Violin; also ladies the Harp, the guitar, and Flageolet. He tunes all kinds of instruments upon reasonable terms.
A person to teach arithmetic will be wanted in the Academy.
No boarder will be taken for a shorter period than six months.
Summary
teacher, partnership, trade advertisement, spouse
Status
female artisan
MESDA Craftsman ID
24
