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DATE: March 11, 1998

Database: 9900005

Subject: . Outline for Anna Thornton continued from Leo's computer . ECP/ 99/ 23//

Background info on Anna Thornton:

Mrs Brodeua ran one of the finest boarding schools in Philadelphia. She placed an add in the Pennsylvania Gazette.

"Mrs Brodeau, from England, takes this Method of acquanting her firends and the Public in general, that she has opened a BOARDING SCHOOL, in Walnut street nera the Corner of Fourth-street, where young Ladies will be genteely boarded, and taught to read and speak the French and English languages, the Tambour, Embroidery, and every Kind of useful and ornamental needle-work...Any person desirous of Information concering the Character and Reccommendation of Mrs BRodeau, may apply to either of us, Robert Morris, B Franklin.

School located within a block of the residence of Dr Rush (Stiverson William Paca Book)

"John BRodeau in Latin (Brodaus) a great critic on whom Lypdius, Scalper, and Grothus and all the learned have bestowed great encomiums, was descended from a noble family in France& born at Lourd in 1500. He was liberally educated and placed under Alciat to study the civil Law, but soon forsaking that, he gave himselg up wholly to languages & the Bellas Lettres. He travelled into Italy, where he became acquainted with Sadolet, Bembers) other famous writs, and here (says Thunanus) he applied himself to the study of mathematics, philosophy, and the sacred languages in which he made no small proficiency. Then returning to his country he led a (?) but not an idle life as his many lucubrations abundantly testify. He remained free from all ambition and vainglory & suffered his works to be published under the sanction and authority of others than under his own. His chief works are a Commentraoy on Philosophia, Ten Books on Miscellanoius Notes on Oppian, Euripides, etc, He died in 1563 aged 63. Encyclopedia Britannica Volume 3.

Examples of Anna Thornton's knowledge about famuly finances: April 21st discusses potential mortgage of the farm, April 29 talks about the Chortley problem, before that talks about renting one of their properties.

May 11th she talks about lanscape and site of old courthouse

Dec 11 Went to hear the debates at the capitol

Dec 20th did all I could with Dr T's directions to the capitol