Alexandria Herald – 7 December 1812
DIED at Dumfries, VA. On the 30th ult. Stephen
Pitkin, Esq. – He was a native of Vermont, in which state he received an
academical education, and removed to this place, where he opened a school for
the instruction of youth in the classical and elementary branches of
literature. In his professional capacity
his conduct was unimpeached, and his patronage equal to his wishes. He conciliated the affection of his pupils in
a remarkable degree, by his mild and rational system of discipline, and secured
their respect by the dignity of his deportment and the zeal with which he
inculcated the information he possessed. His talents and acquirements procured
him respect in society; while the openness of his manners and the amiableness
of his disposition, won the esteem of all who knew him. His death has excited the spontaneous regret
due to departed worth and the loss of eminent services; and a participation in
that sentiment, has dictated this unaffected tribute to his memory. ~Dumfries,
Dec. 4, 1812
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