Eleazar Wheelock, recommendation, 1768 July 29
Date29 July, 1768
ms number768429.1
abstractWheelock recommends Susannah, a Mohawk student, to those she may meet on her journey to Mohawk Country.
handwritingFormal handwriting is not that of Wheelock; it is clear and legible.
paperSingle medium-sized sheet is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.
inkBrown-black.
signatureThe signature appears to be in Wheelock's hand.
noteworthyIn manuscript 768551.1, David Avery mentions Susannah's arrival at Fort Stanwix.
Persistent Identifier
These may certifie that Susanna a Mohawk Girl the
bearer hereof has for some Time been a member of my Indian
Charity School and has from her first coming behaved herself well and has obtaind a univerſal character among us for a young woman of virtue and has thereby conciliated
the esteem and respect of all who have been acquainted with her & being now on a visit to her friends in the
Mohawk country I hereby recommend her to
the civilities charities &
kindneſses of all who may
^[left]have^ opportunity to expreſs
& she occasion to receive the same — given under my hand [illegible] in Lebanon this
29th July
A:D 1768 —
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