George Whitefield, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1766 August 11
Author
Whitefield, George
Date11 August, 1766
ms number766461.4
abstractWhitefield writes Whitaker to admonish him not to pay court to unnamed
individuals. He recommends that Occom go to Colton, not to Bath, likely to recover
from
his inoculation against smallpox, though this is uncertain.
handwritingInformal handwriting is largely clear and legible.
paperSmall sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate
yellowing, creasing and wear.
inkBrown-black.
signatureDocument is initialed.
noteworthyWhitefield declines to mention names in his admonishment to
Whitaker; however, a letter from Robert Keen to Whitaker around the same
time
(document 766470.4) warns him against courting Mr. Richards and Mr. Evans.
EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
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I have been too weak
for some days to write at all — Your last
letter to
M. Keen constrains me to send this
— How unlike the former
letter to that! The one brings conviction that this
af
fair is to be prosper'd in the religious way —And now
You are paying Your first court to
— — —
— — — Gueſs the language of the blank —
M.r
Occum should not go to
Bath
—
Colton is
a proper retirement for
body & soul —Honest
Indians love a
straight path
— Remember the words
of our Lord seek first the kingdom of God and
His righteousneſs
&c —No other proceedings can be
countenanced by my D.
r S
r
—Yours whilst You act like a Nathanael
GW