Moses Peck, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1761 January 8
Date8 January, 1761
Call Number761108
abstractPeck encloses £3, 16 shillings for Occom's aid, and asks for an account of Occom's work.
handwritingHandwriting is informal and somewhat uneven, yet mostly clear and legible.
paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining and wear, and light-to-moderate creasing.
inkBrown.
noteworthyFor Wheelock's response to this letter, see manuscript 761225.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
private Society we Determined To make a Colle
ction for his Immediate assistance which is
Now Sent To you To be Communicated to him
for his immediate Relief that he may not
fail nor be discouraged
it would be grateful To the Society to hear
Some more particular account of Mr. Occom
how Long he has been settled what his
family what his salary & the bigness of his
Congregation
is. Three Pounds
Sixteen shillings
£3 ..16.0