Input (grade 12): Pierce attended school at Hillsborough Center and moved to the Hancock Academy in Hancock at the age of 11; he transferred to Francestown Academy in the spring of 1820.
Output (grade 8): He attended school at Hillsborough Center but then moved to Hancock Academy in Hancock at the age of 11. After attending school there for five years, he was transferred to Francetown in the spring of 1820.