Nathan Clap, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 June 28
Date28 June, 1768
ms number768378
abstractClap confesses his sin, asks forgiveness, and asks to marry Mary Foey, Wheelock’s maid.
handwritingHandwriting is slanted and somewhat scrawling, yet largely clear and legible. Letter case is frequently difficult to decipher, especially with regard to the letter S. The trailer is in a different, unknown hand.
paperSingle small sheet is mostly in good condition, however a large portion of it is torn away, which results in a loss of text.
inkStrong black.
signatureDue to tear, the signature is missing.
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I do take this overtunity with A great deal of humility acknwledgeing
my se^lf^ not wothy of the Least favour from your honour, whos ha[illegible][guess: s]
[illegible] been so kind to my poor despised brethren, & in perticucler
to wards me — but as I am made to see the power and dominion of sin
and and what a weak and frail thing man is when Left to him Self — I must confeſs with sham that I have sinned I have done foollishly and am not worthy to be reconed into your famle
[illegible] to be treated as such — I hop I have h^e^ard the voice of C^h^rist in sum
meshure calling upon me as he did unto the unconverted peter — Saton hath desire to have you that he might sift you as wheat but I have
prayed for you that your faith fail not, and when your are converted Strenhen your brethe^r^n — I desire your prayers for me
that I might reform to live Soberly & be more watch‸full
dand prayerfull, against the delusions of my sinful Lust, and that I may become a true
pennatatient — I humbly disire the Docters
forgivneſs and I do promas by[illegible] the gracs of god assesting of me to repent and to reform to live to the praise
[left]Nathan Claps
June 28. 1768
of his glory —I desire to submit and yeld
my self into the hands of the sovren will of god, and as I am bro[illegible]ught to
see what the powers of Love will do, I do [illegible]com at Lest I desire to come humbl and ask one pettion of your honour
beging your kind & honourable compassions upon me — but how to ask you I no not o pray Sir, forgive my egnorance and stupedy and ^pray Sir pleas to^ grant that
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Mary ^fo^e^y^ your maide might be given to me to wife — or vanish me away from the School, I never throught She would prev^e^iled with me so much as to get my h^e^art, — but I hop it is all ordered by gods holy Providence to keep me humb^l^ and as she has been exorting of me about the things that narly
consern
^m^y soul, I am filled with wonder and amaisment to hear that I hophope god put into her heart to Speak unto me
to awaken my Poor sinsick so^u^l —nevertheleſs I desire to Submit and yeald
my self under your honourable fatherly correctsion if it is to van:ish me from the
School I will go away and ac:knoledge it is no more than what I deserve my hearts desire and Prayer to god is
that all things might be orderd for the Prayes of his own Glory — I am grevd to think that I have greved and disoner^e^d you So much pray Sir pleas to forgive me — tho I Shall never for give
my Self I wannt to Say and writ
agreat Deal but I must brak
of hear beging that god [illegible] would direct your way be fore you and order what cornsirns me in great mercy your afectonate
Puple and very
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Nathan Clap^
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