Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Samson Occom, 1773 July 21

Author Wheelock, Eleazar

Date21 July, 1773

Call Number773421.2

abstractWheelock complains that Occom has misjudged and maligned Wheelock's efforts on his behalf and on behalf of the mission to Christianize Indians.

handwritingHandwriting is small and crowded, though mostly legible.

paperSingle sheet is in good condition, with light creasing, staining and wear.

inkGrayish-brown ink is faint, as if watered down or faded.

signatureThe signature is abbreviated.

noteworthyThis document is likely a draft; it is heavily abbreviated and there are several additions.

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Rev.d & dear ſir,
Yours of June[illegible] 1.ſt came to hand three Days
ago, and if you knew the continual Crowd of Cares and
Buſineſs I am in — and how many Scores of Letters of im‐
‐portance I have by me which Yet remain unanſwered &
and muſt remain So for want of leiſure for it you wod
not think Strange that I have wrote you no oftener.
 and I now I tell you I have Steadily been your Friend, &
am not behind hand with you in Expreſsions of it. I have
repeatedly wrote in your Favor — and was, as you have been
doubtleſs been informed the principle Means of obtaining a Penſion
for your Support though I have never heard that you have
acknowledged the kindneſs †—
[left]†but y.o wrote me in your Letter which gave me an acco.t of that
generous Grant, that they Honle Truſt had said nothing about me,
which I wod hope was a Slip of y.r p[illegible][guess: en]
Nor have I ever heard a word fr.
[left]y.o like brotherly Sympathy, pitty or Compaſsion towards me,
under all my Burdens & Labors in this wilderneſs nor of a Line
that you have ever wrote or a wiſh you have ever uttered
in favor of my Support, notwithſtanding you have fully
known that y.e good of yr Bretheren has been my grand object. & that I have Nothing as to outward means to depend
upon yt has been equal to it, but the Charity of my Friends
abroad. but on y.e other hand I have continually heard of
many things unfavorable, as Cenſures of my Conduct, and threats
to use your Influence againſt me and the Cauſe wc I am building
up as much, as well, and as faſt as I [illegible]can. and you have my
dear Sir, not been Spoken of as a Friend to me, but quite
the Contrary. so I have heard from Boſton, and So repeatedly
from Connecticut. If You are indeed my Friend, & a Friend
to the Cauſe I am building up, I shall be glad to See you here
with all my Heart, and rejoyce to be favord with your
brotherly Council & help in any thing in which you may servehelp serve the [illegible] deſign
and I aſsure you I have been and I shall always shall be far very far from Slighting your
brotherly help. but I am sure you cant be a competent
Judge of my Affairs at Such a Diſtance & So perfectly un‐
‐acquainted as you are with them. {& I think in y.r Laſt as well as
{y.r former Letters y.o appear suffi
{‐ciently forward to cenſure without
{more knowledge of y.e affair
 I [illegible] am heartily glad to hear that your Labors have been ſucceſsful
in some places — and hope and pray that God will make yo emina[gap: worn_edge][guess: nt]
‐ly useful to build up the Cauſe of the Redeemer among the Indians —
pleaſe to accept my Love to y.o & m.rs Occom. and aſsure yrſelf y.t I am

y.r cordial Friend & ready Serv.t
Eleaz.r Wheelock



To The Revd M.r Occom
July 21. 1773.
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