The Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1818-1824, 1820-09-12
PENM1NSHIP.
SMALL HANDS ONLY.
Running Hand IN fourteen Lessons.
DDICE ONT DOIIAR


Running Hand IN fourteen Lessons.
PRICE ONE DOLLAR
FoR THE WHOLE COURSE or LESSONS.
~ Egery sclo!u Instructed 10 make good Pen
AT THE LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
WRiTING ACADEMY,
At the former MAso SIC HALL, Hay-.Market Row,
PORTL IND.
ON the same conditions that ! propose
" here, above Four Thousand Persons have
attended these Lessons within the last year. in
the cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia, New.fork
and Boston. More than One Thousand Scholars
finished their Lessons with me IN Boston, few
days ago. In those four Cities in particular, and
generally in all my Instructions for many years
past in different States and Cities these Lectures
have been attended by the most respectable
Classes of Society. In order to meet Their
appreciation and my own also, have kept two
things in view, viz In the first place to have
the strictcst order and decorum observed in the
Writing Rooms, and, secondly, to give my clos
est attention, order to instruct, Ia the easiest
manner, AMI in the shortest time possible, ali
who came to acquire this useful and handsome
accomplishment. The generous encouragement
have received in the Middle, the Western and
Southern States for many years past, has csnyin'
oed me that this method Of Instruction, when
once known, will ever BIO literally supported ~
all the we'll informed part OF the community
My Lessons are now commencing ia PORTLAND,
for the frat and last time. shall continue her
till Saturday the 23d Of September, andno lou
ger. The conditions and the arrangement ofth
Glasses are briefly stated under the following
heads, viz.
I. Every Scholar shall be instructed to make
a good PEN, tbs proper method Of holding The
Pen, &c.
2. Each Scholar will then attene to those EX
ercises calculated to make an imne tiate im
prove ment from crampe6, scrawiing, illegibl
hand. writing, to a Quick, Easy, Running Hand
g. My Method OF teaching the Runn,n
Hand is most probably New Ting in Portland
Besides the ease and rapidly with which it
acquired aud writtsa by the Learner, it is hand
which person will never lose, after once acqair
ing it.
4. These Scholars who please, may attend al
80 to the Secretary and Italian Hands, the last o
which is particularly fashionable for Young La
dies
s. Scholars may attend one or two Lessons
day Gan hour each time) or every other day, and
at any hours they please, between sunrise ano
sun set.
6. Ladies aud gentlemen write in Separate
Rooms.
z. In addition to my own attentions, Mrs.
HEWETT, as usual, will attend constantly n
the Ladies' apartment.
8. All applications must be made within One
Week from this date. And all shall be entitled
to attend as much as they please, from the time
they enter till leave Portland which will be on
Saturday the 23d Of September and the whole
charge for Tuition, will be One Dollar only.
9. No Scholar under AZ years OF age can be
admitted.
10. Writing Books which all must use in these
Lessons, are ready prepared for the Scholars,
price 25 cents.
IL. Specimens OF Improvement, made in few
hours by Scholars in Philadelphia, New-fork
and Boston, may be seen at the Writing Academy
IL. Being now visit to this metropolis
and capital of New State, during my>sho
stay here, probably may receive the same
liberal patronage from the respectable citizens
Of Portland, which have received for many
wears past from other States and Cities, both
East and West of the Allegany Mountains.
ID. HEWETT.
Or N. Bit is customary to receive the
small amount of tuition when a Scholar com
mences Writing.
Portland, Sept. 6, 1920.