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Col. Wm. Casey caused first school to be opened here First school teacher was Arthur Hopkins By Mike Watson The first school in what was to become Adair County was taught in 1793at Casey's Old Station, Tucker's Station, and Casey's New Station. The teacher who traveled between the three stations or forts was ArthurHopkins, native of Virginia. He stated in a court document in thecircuit clerk's records that he performed the services "to thegeneral, unanimous and perfect satisfaction of all his employers, andat the hazard and peril of his life, because the whole of this part ofthe country, the South side of Greensburg, the vicinity of the threeaforesaid stations, was entirely at that time open and exposed to themerciless attack and depredations of the savage Indian tribes, whowere then inimical to, and at open war with the United States and allher citizens." The first teacher In 1793 Colonel William Casey caused to be opened and taught the firstschool ever taught within the bounds of Adair County. He employedArthur Hopkins, who afterwards resided at Lexington, to teach schoolfor the period of one year in Casey's and Butler's Stations, Tucker'sStation, and Casey's Station on Butler's Fork. For this service Caseyagreed to pay Hopkins fourteen pounds, and Isaac Butler, JohnReynolds, Francis Pelham, John Harvey, Henry Rennick, and WilliamButler jointly agreed to pay him ten pounds. The scarcity of money inthe county at the time is obvious, not only in the meager salary, butthe manner of its payment. When the year ended, Isaac Butler, WilliamButler, Reynolds, Pelham, Harvey, and Rennick paid the teacher the tenpounds, which they had promised, by giving to him notes on Casey forthe amounts due them for their services as spies against the Indians.Casey was then the militia commander of the county. Casey paid thetwenty-four pounds due Hopkins by conveying land to him. The lands,which were conveyed by Casey to Hopkins, were later levied upon andsold to satisfy an execution, and Benjamin Lampton purchased the land. Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive;easy to govern, but impossible to enslave. - Lord Brougham This story was posted on 2012-02-20 08:57:06
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