Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Historical Address, Delivered on the Fourth of July, 1839, at the Centennial Anniversary of the Settlement of Windham
The town at different times have voted the following sums for the support of schools. In 1770, �30; 1775, �40; 1778, �80; 1780, �400; 1781, �60 silver money; 1785, �30 1790, �40; 1795, �70; 1800, �100; 1805, $700; 1810, $700; 1815, $1000; 1820, $946; 1825, $1017; 1830, $1046; 1835, $1146; 1839, $1146.
In 1789, there were 6 school districts; in 1821, 13, and at the pres ent time, 18, and as many school houses, some of which, particularly those recently built, are of the best materials and upon the most im proved construction, and re?ect great credit upon the districts to which they belong. The number of scholars in this town, between the ages of 4 and 21, were in 1825, 778 1830, 812 1835, 830 and in 1839.
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