Samuel Johnson, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 November 12
Date12 November, 1767
ms number767612.3
abstractJohnson writes from Yale of his progress, and that of other Wheelock students.
handwritingSomewhat scrawling hand is occasionally difficult to decipher, yet is nontheless formal and mostly legible.
paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light-to-moderate staining, creasing and wear.
noteworthyAlthough it is not wholly certain, it is likely that the Indians to whom Johnson refers are the Mohawks at Fort Hunter. The trailer is in an unknown hand; it appears that this same hand is the one that has overwritten the month in dateline. An unknown hand has made pencil marks at the third paragraph on one recto.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.