Sarah Simon, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1769 April 4
Date4 April, 1769
ms number769254.1
abstractSimon asks for permission to go home and visit her sick mother.
handwritingHandwriting is somewhat uneven, yet mostly formal and clear. The trailer is written in an unknown hand.
paperSmall single sheet is in good condition, with light staining and wear, and moderate creasing.
inkBrown-black.
Modernized Version Deletions removed; additions added in; modern spelling and capitalization added; unfamiliar abbreviations expanded.
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Lebanon. April
4th 1769
Reverend and Honoured
sir
as I have received many kind favours I desire to beg one humble
request and that is whether the Doctor would be willing to let me go to my home if
I would not be gone no longer than if I only went to Mohegan. for I want very much to see my Mother I understand
she has met with trouble lately and she
wants see me and she is not able to come to see me. and therefore I think it my great Duty to go and see
her. —
for I do not think that she is long for this world I have no reason to think so. for she is very weakly and always
sick. my Parent is very near and Dear to me; and being I do not
desire to Ever to go home and live with her again; I desire to beg that favour to go and see
her as often as the Doctor is willing I —
should for I dont want to offend the Dr. in the least. but I feel willing to do anything
sir that you think is best for me. —
Oh how I [illegible][guess: ought to]
bless and adore that great and kind God that put it in the hearts
some of his people to take so much Care of the poor Indians
[illegible][guess: me]
above all the rest. it seems to me I could go anywhere or do anything if it would do any good to my poor
perishing
brethren.
so I desire to subscribe
myself your
ever
dutiful
servant
Sarah Simon
Sarah Simons
April 4.—1769 —.
To—
the Reverend
Mr.
Eleazar Wheelock
DD
at
Lebanon—
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