Abraham Simon, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1775 August 13
Author
Simon, Abraham
Date13 August, 1775
ms number775463
abstractSimon writes to Wheelock expressing his gratitude and telling of his
experiences as a soldier working in a field hospital in Roxbury, Massachusetts.
handwritingHandwriting is clear and legible.
paperLarge sheet folded into four pages is in poor condition, with
heavy yellowing, creasing and wear that occasionally obscures text. Aging
repair
work is discolored and somewhat obscures text.
inkBlack ink is heavily faded in spots.
noteworthyAn editor, likely 19th-century, has added the note "Abm Simons Indian" to one verso, and “Indian Soldier at
Roxbury Ms” to two verso.
layoutThe first page of the letter is on one recto, but the second
page of the letter is on two recto, not one verso.
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as I have had and often been favoured with your kindness and good conduct towards me I think I should not Pay you the Gratitude
that I owe you if I did not mention it in my writing
though I do not think that ever I shall be able to Pay you or make returns
for them
Sir I can assure you although I did not mention them I have had them Still in my Mind
and
as I have had some disappointments in the world and am some thing Poor all that I can do is to not forget them but
remember them and hope and wish for your Wealth and prosperity and I think I do as far as I know myself both to you and your Family I want to come and see you all but I cannot tell at present when I can so I must
hasten and give my account where I have Lived
Since
Blank page.
Since I left
Dartmouth I was Round about last Summer and
Did not get much until
Fowler went to
Dartmouth and then I took
the School which h
[gap: tear][guess: e] left and kept
it 'til sometime
[gap: tear] April and then
I sent Down for my Money and I could
not get it from the
Boston Board
so
I was oblige to break
[gap: tear]up School upon
the Account the Indians wanted me
to keep
Longer but I thought it would
not do
Then these
listing
[gap: tear][guess: or]ders came out
and I was so
foolish as to enlist
myself in the Service and am now
at
Roxbury in one of the hospital
Taking Care of the Sick and very bad
[gap: tear] but th
[gap: tear][guess: ey]
seem to choose me
I nothing strange
[illegible]
[illegible]ite only now and
then we have had the bullets and
bombs flying over our Heads and the
Small Pox got amongst us sometime
ago