David Avery, letter to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 July 30
Date30 July, 1768
Call Number768430
abstractAvery updates Wheelock on the progress of his mission.
handwritingHandwriting is formal and clear.
paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear.
inkBrown ink is lightly faded in spots.
noteworthyA note, likely 20th-century, has been added under the trailer on two verso. This note has not been included in the transcription.
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Canawarohare
July 30. 1768.
Rev.d & Hon.d Doctor,
Rev.d & Hon.d Doctor,
The number of scholars eſta‐
blish'd by the chiefs, is, in general, kept
good— sometimes there some wanting,
and again, more than the number
attend.
Their Vagrant manner of
life calls off the largeſt ofwthe School
perpetually to hunt and get neceſ‐
saries to subſiſt upon — all things
considered, the children learn as faſt
as might be expected— the catechiſing
exerciſes are kept up— & when the
people are at home they give at‐
‐tendance —
blish'd by the chiefs, is, in general, kept
good— sometimes there some wanting,
and again, more than the number
attend.
Their Vagrant manner of
life calls off the largeſt of
perpetually to hunt and get neceſ‐
saries to subſiſt upon — all things
considered, the children learn as faſt
as might be expected— the catechiſing
exerciſes are kept up— & when the
people are at home they give at‐
‐tendance —
Geographica
claſsica is very handy—and
has aſsiſted much in giving a few of
my friends an Idea of the Journeyings
of the children of Israel— imagine
if a few more could be procured would
be of advantage to the miſsionaries
and schoolmaſters in general—
Beg a continued intereſt in
the Doctor's prayers— and am with much
Duty and Reverence,—
Revd and Hon.d Doctor,
has aſsiſted much in giving a few of
my friends an Idea of the Journeyings
of the children of Israel— imagine
if a few more could be procured would
be of advantage to the miſsionaries
and schoolmaſters in general—
Beg a continued intereſt in
the Doctor's prayers— and am with much
Duty and Reverence,—
Revd and Hon.d Doctor,
Your moſt
obedient and
very humble
servant
David Avery
Rev,d D,r Wheelock
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