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In fact, the slaves of a household, together with its females, form the entire working class of Africa, and in order to indoctrinate the gentler sex in its future toils and duties, there seems to be a sort of national seminary which is known as the Gree-gree-bush The Gree-gree-bush is a secluded spot or grove of considerable extent in the forest, apart from dwellings and cultivated land though adjacent to villages, which is considered as consecrated ground and forbidden to the approach of men.— Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver
No such person can be found here I don't know, Sir Philip," said the old woman, with a good deal of hesitation; "they do say that at Carrington, there is--there is what they call a seminary You do not mean a papist college!"— The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851
I know that my parents intend placing me at some seminary, and I expect every day to see the carriage which is to bear me to Warsaw or Cracow drive up to the door.— The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 1, July, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
When Martha returned from the convent seminary, a year or so later, she reopened the school, continuing it till about 1839.— History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens

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