B. Bill, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 21 December 1768 Bill, B. Digital by Dartmouth Library, Metadata Services Conversion to TEI P5 encoding. Digital by Dartmouth Library Transcribed from the original manuscript Jeremy Mikecz Dartmouth Library, Research Data Services Wrote Python program to (semi-)automate adding of choice tags to Wheelock Enslavement Documents corpus. Dartmouth College Enslavement Documents from the Wheelock Collection A digital edition Trustees of Dartmouth College
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<!-- FIX ME: Replace this comment with the Series name --> B. Bill to Eleazar Wheelock. Is sending summons regarding Exeter's abuse of his wife. 21 December 1768. Lebanon. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. MS-1310: Eleazar Wheelock collection B. Bill, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 21 December 1768 Bill, B.

MS-1310: Eleazar Wheelock collection, Box 19, Folder 768671 Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College.

The project to digitize the Enslavement Documents from the Wheelock Collection focuses not only on Wheelock’s role as a slave owner, but also documents his involvement with the institution of slavery as it existed in Colonial Connecticut. Slavery as an institution existed throughout colonial America, but its manifestations varied from region to region. This project attempts to cast light on Wheelock’s -- and Dartmouth’s -- roles in the institution of slavery, as well as bringing to light the lives of enslaved people represented in the collection and also providing additional materials to inform the scholarly study of slavery in New England.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) 21 December 1768 English Elizabeth Hadley Liz Shand Maninder Rakhra Maninder Rakhra Laura R. Braunstein Julia Levine Lebanon, the 21st 21st of December AD 1768 Revd Reverend Sr Sir

This is to Let you Know that I Receved Received yours but Laſt Last Night and in Compliance therewith I Propos Propose to waight wait on your Honour in the after Noone afternoon and if you think Proper and Beſt Best you will order Sum Proper Perſon Person to Read the other writing when it is Cut of off To the old fellow that He may Have Notes and Be Ready —

all from your frend frend friend and Humble Servant Benn Benjamin Bill

PS: if it is Not Needfull Pray Send my word by the Barer Hereof BB