1856
Incorporated in 1807. First instructor appointed in 1812, and has continued in successful operation since. Funds, exclusive of building and lot, $3,500. No debts.
Board of Trustees: Hon. Nathan Cutler: President; Hon. Robert Goodenow: Secretary and Treasurer; Dr. Lafayette Perkins, Hon. Samuel Belcher, Hon. John L. Cutler, Isaac Tyler, Esq., Ebenezer Childs, Esq., Thomas Wendell, Esq., George Gage, Esq., William Cothven, Asa Abbot.
Jonas Burnham, A.M. Principal.
Two terms yearly, of eighteen weeks, commencing last of February and first of August.
Tuition from twenty five to thirty five cents per week. Average number of pupils, about 85. Chemical and philosophical apparatus, $200.
(Source: The Maine Register and Business Directory, 1856)