Sarah Simon, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1769 April 4
Date4 April, 1769
ms number769254.1
abstractSimon asks for permission to go home and visit her sick mother.
handwritingHandwriting is somewhat uneven, yet mostly formal and clear. The trailer is written in an unknown hand.
paperSmall single sheet is in good condition, with light staining and wear, and moderate creasing.
inkBrown-black.
Persistent Identifier
Lebanon. Apral
4th 1769
Revend and Hon.rd
ſir
as I have Receved many kind favours I deſire to bag one homble
requaſt and that is whether the Doctor would be willing to let me go to my home if
I would not be gone nolonger than if I only want to Mohegin. for I wont very much to ſee my Mother I understand
ſhe has mate with trouble latly and ſhe
[illegible]wants ſee me and ſ[illegible][guess: e]he is not able to come to ſee me. and tharfore I think it my gret Duty to go and ſee
hir. —
for I donot think that Iſhe is long for this world I have no Reſon to think ſo. for ſhe is very weekly and always
ſick. my Parengt is very neare and Dear to me; and being I donot
deſire to Ever to go home and live with hir again; I Deſire to bag that favour to go and ſee
hir as ofen as Ithe Doctor is willing I —
ſhould for I dont wond to ofand the Doc:tr in the leaſt. but I feel willing doto do any thing
ſir that you think is baſt for me. —
Oh how I [illegible][guess: orto]
Bleaſe and adore that grat and kind God that put it in the ^hearts^
ſome of his Pepple to take ſo much Care of the poor indions
[illegible][guess: me]
[illegible]abov^e^ all the raſt. it ſeems to me I could go any where or do any thing if it would do any dgood to my poor
Pariſhang
Brethen.
ſo I deſire to ſubcrib
my ſilfe your
Evr
Dutyfull
ſarvent
Sarah Simon
Sarah Simons
Aprel 4.—1769 —.
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