Gideon Buckingham, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 13 December 1771 Buckingham, Gideon 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 --> Gideon Buckingham to Eleazar Wheelock. Regarding hay and keeping of enslaved people Hagar and Nando. 13 Dec 1771. Milford. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. MS 1310: Eleazar Wheelock collection Gideon Buckingham, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 13 December 1771 Buckingham, Gideon

MS 1310: Eleazar Wheelock collection, Box 24, Folder 771653.1 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) 03 December 1771 English Elizabeth Hadley Liz Shand Maninder Rakhra Maninder Rakhra Laura R. Braunstein Julia Levine Milford Dec.r December the 3d 3rd 1771 Dear ſir sir

I rec.d received your favour of Nov.r November the 20.th 20th by M.r Mr. McCluer Informing me of your want of Money, for I have uſed used all my indevours endeavors but can't procure you only £ M.r Mr. Smith is very Sorry he has put you to ſo so much trouble to so little effect, but cannot by any Means raiſe raise the Money at preſent present altho although his Circumſtances Circumstances are Good - Your land at preſent present is but of little advantage to you, have not rec.d received any thing anything for this Summers Rent at present as I was not able to ſell sell much of the Hay and the Land had a Crop of English Grain upon it which is now in the Barn. my Father thinks it would be much the beſt best for you to Dispoſe Dispose of it, and thinks it will ſell sell very well as land goes but not for ſo so much as it was praiſed praised appraiſed appraised at and there must be a time for payment -- Hagar still continues to be a Charge and it now falls to your Lott Lot to keepher, do not expect to get her kept for leſs less than four & and 6d 6 pence a Week -- Their There is are still ſome some Debts of Nandors Nando's Contracting due but am not able to Collect enough at preſent present to pay Doctr Dr. Gails Order and am afraid it is returned to you as a letter of his was mislaid and I did not receive it in a Month from the Date, but wrote him this Morning -- ſir sir we all enjoy a good State of helth health at preſent present and are glad to hear of yours and your Families and of the agreeable proſpect prospect you have before you --

I am Sir Your hum.bl humble Serv.t servant Gideon Buckingham

To Doct.r Dr. Eleazar Wheelock at Hannover in New Hampſhire Hampshire

From Mr Mr. Gid Gideon Buckingham Dec 13. 1773