Allyn Mather, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 July 4
Date4 July, 1767
ms number767404
abstractMather requests to leave school and stay with his parents while he recovers his health.
handwritingHandwriting is small and wanders somewhat, but it is largely clear and legible.
paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.
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The Paternal care and love you have
exercised
towards me, incite me to ask your advice in this affair (viz) whether or not it would not conduce much to my health, and the advantage of the
School, to go Home and live with my Parents, while I have got a better state of health.
The advantages I give of my going home are these. — If I tarry here, and continue to be— weakly I shall
not
answer
the
design I came upon,
and therefore you will be disappointed
and the expence you have been at lost, but if I go Home, future ex‐pence will be prevented, and
Christ money saved.— if I tarry I can not study for advantage, while this weakness remains, for I find by applying hard it increases, — so upon that account it will be as well for me to be at home a
here.— Another thing is, if I continue to be weakly, and tarry here I shall be a disturbance to some of the Scholars of
the School.— As often as they go out to
work if I am not with them, they are very snuffy
and speak out in some such words as these
Mather is a good for nothing lazy Fellow, and his
sickness is sent upon him for a Judgment
because he would not work, an Indian makes no allowance for a sick man, if he can't do the work of a strong
hearty Man, he is esteemed good for nothing in their opinion — Rev.
sir would it not be better then for me to go Home, and live with my Parents 'til I have got better in health — with submission I leave it with you to do that which you
think is best —
adding no more then this, I am with dutiful
respect —
Your Dutiful Pupil
and
most obedient and humble servant
Allyn Mather
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From Allyn Mather
July 4th 1767
To The Rev.
Mr.
Wheelock in
New England
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