Nathaniel Whitaker, letter, to John Erskine, 1767 June 17
Author
Whitaker, Nathaniel
Date17 June, 1767
ms number767367.2
abstractWhitaker writes to Erskine about the terms of the Trust and to debunk
charges made against Wheelock that he is promoting Presbyterianism.
handwritingFormal hand is largely clear and legible.
paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is in fair-to-poor
condition, with moderate-to-heavy creasing, staining and wear that results
in a
slight loss of text. The paper is heavily reinforced.
inkBrown ink is dimmed somewhat by preservation work.
signatureSignature is abbreviated.
layoutThe first page of the letter is on one recto in portrait
orientation, but the second page is on two verso, not one verso, in landscape
orientation.
noteworthyAs noted in the trailer, this document is a copy. A modern
hand has written “13 x” at the top right-hand corner of one recto.
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Glasgow. June 17. 1767
Rev.
and
Dear Sir
Yours of the 12th
instant came to hand
yesterday. I was Sorry that we could not See
you
before we left
Edinburgh which we Should have waited to
have done on your return had
it not been for two
or three circumstances which are too lengthy to
recite now. I Should most cheerfully oblige you
in Sending the answers to the Objections, but hope
you will excuse it for the present as I Shall
probably want them in the course of my tra
vels. and have not time possibly to transcribe them
at present; perhaps it may answer as well when
I return to
Edinburgh which will be in a few weeks.
As to the expression which is not agreeable in the
Societies recommendation, I hope it will give none
of
fence—#
# for I can't See that the manner of expression will at all obstruct or hinder
the issuing the moneys to
Mr. Wheelock
through
the
Trust in London appointed
by your commission
and to be accountable to you agreeable to what you
mentioned to
Mr. Smith
[gap: hole][guess: and] me.
the Indians — were doing nothing for their conversion, were educating
no youth for missions; but employed all their money to promote episco
pacy, not among the Indians, but among presbyterians who
fled from their Tyranny in
England
and found a more peaceable
retreat among the wild Savages of
north
America. They were doing
nothing for the Indians, and
must the whole world lie Still, and follow
their example, or be branded with party if they do not! —God
will
take care of his own cause
and one day show who are the bigots, yea
he hath shown it already if people would but open their Eyes to
See— With most
respectful compliments to you and
Mrs.
Erskine
and
Children, in which Messrs.
Smith
and
Occom join, and
asking your
prayers, I am, Dear Sir
NB We have preached for the Rev.
Mr.
McCullock, and if possible
will visit the Rev.
Mr. Stoddart, but if not will write
to him our excuse
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