On June 21, 1809, Mother Seton and her companions moved from Baltimore to Emmitsburg. For a few weeks, the small company lived in a mountain house placed at their disposal by Rev. John Dubois, S. S., president of Mount Saint Mary. On July 31, 1809, they took possession of Fleming Farm, where this dwelling stood and was ever after styled The Stone House. This tract of twenty-three acres was the gift of Samuel Cooper, who wished Elizabeth Seton to undertake the instruction of the young. Despite incredible sufferings, these pioneers of the Cross labored on, sustained by the indomitable Mother Seton, who said, "O my sisters, love God; when we shall be in eternity we shall understand what a treasure our sufferings have been."
