Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America, 1764 July 9

Author Wheelock, Eleazar

Date9 July, 1764

Call Number764409

abstractAs secretary of the Connecticut Board of Correspondents of the Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge, Wheelock writes to the Company for Propagation of the Gospel in New England and the parts adjacent in America, asking that it release Occom from its employ and pay him the 30 pounds that was promised him.

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To the Honle London Commiſs.rs in Boston
Hond Gentlemen,
I am directed desired by the Board of Correſpondents lately
formd in the Coloney by the Comiſsion of the Honle Society
in Scotland for propagating chriſtian knowledge
, to inform
you, that, in Conſideration of the many Advantages, which said
Correſpondents apprehend there may be to the Furtherence of the
gen.l Deſign of propagating the Gospel among the Indians, by
taking M.r Occom into the Same Plan with other Miſsionaries
and School Maſters, who are now prepared to be Sent forth, they
have voted to take said Occom into their Service, as Soon as a door
Shall open for his being improved therein, provided you will conſent
to releaſe diſcharge him him from from his engagements to you [illegible] Which they deſire you would pleaſe to take into
Conſideration, and conſent. And I would also inform you it is, [illegible] what Mr. Occom chuſes, con­
­ſidering that his Dwelling when he is not on the Buſineſs of his Miſsion
will be with, and near them and therefore his Circumſtances more easily
and fully known, and where he and his Family may eaſily apply to our for
Relief, Direction &c as there shall be occaſion, and he be employed as
profitably employed when he is not on the Buſineſs of his Miſsions abroad, profitably as he now is, and
so as not to interfere with your Miſsion in this Government. —
And he also chooſes it, as those Miſsion.rs. & School Maſter designed to be Sent from us are
all of them his Intitmate Friends & Acquaintents, and one of them his Bro
ther in Law, Who being joyn'd with him in the Same Plan, may naturally
improve and comfort, Strengthen & aſiſt oneanother in their reſpective
Buſineſs
And As M.r Occom was much in Debt when you took him into your
Pay, and more so now, and we have yet no Fund, as yet, for his Releif,
Said Corriſpondents pray you to take it also into your conſideration &
[illegible][guess: continue]grant to Mr Occom, at leaſt for the preſent year, the £30 which
you voted last Feby towards his annual Support and also that you would grant
as much Aſsiſtance as your can wisdom shall direct, towards paying towards diſcharging his preſent debts which
by the best Acco.t we have yet been able to get, [illegible] amount to not leſs than £60 New York
currancy pleaſe to favr with your Anſwer.as Soon as may be him who is
is with much Esteem & Duty Hond ſirs. And we the Comiſs.rs have also agreed to
use ourtheir Endeavors for his Relief amongst their own [guess: pp.], tho with little
Hope of succeſs. much Succeſs on acco.t of the great scarſity of money in ye country pleaſe Hond Sirs, to favour wth your
anſwer as soon as may be [illegible] him who is with much Duty & Eſteem

Your Most Obed. & Hum.le Serv.t
Lebanon July 9, 1764.
Eleazar Wheelock Secty to ye Board
 of Com̅iſsrs

Lettr to the London Com̅iſsrs
to releaſe M.r Occom to us
July 9 1764.
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