Ralph Wheelock, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1763 December 30 Wheelock, Rodulphus Text Markup Unit, Dartmouth College Library Conversion to TEI P5 encoding Occom Circle Project Transcribed from the original manuscript Dartmouth College National Endowment for the Humanities Schweitzer, Ivy. Dartmouth College Department of English and Women's Studies The Occom Circle A digital edition Trustees of Dartmouth College
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Letter Ralph writes to his father from New York City regarding meetings with donors, including the Earl of Stirling, as well as with George Whitefield, who is also trying to secure funds. He mentions that Occom is arriving from Long Island to preach. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Ralph Wheelock, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1763 December 30 Wheelock, Ralph

Handwriting slants upwards, and is bold and mostly legible. Paper is in good condition despite heavy creasing and some tearing near location of seal, which results in a minor loss of text. Strong, dark brown-black As noted by its author, the letter is written hastily and contains many variant spellings and abbreviations. In the fourth-to-last line of one recto, the meaning of the abbreviation beginning "Ob." is uncertain. It is uncertain to whom "Capt. Wheelock" refers, and so he has been left untagged.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 10 December 1763 English To be added. To be added. Hazel-Dawn Dumpert Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI review Penniphurr Stevenson Penniphurr Stevenson Penniphurr Stevenson Added DOI Hazel-Dawn Dumpert reviewed and corrected header and markup May 12, 2014 K.G. Kidd Blank page tagging added Hazel-Dawn Dumpert reviewed and adjusted markup prior to publication New York Dec.r December 30. 1763 Revd Rev. & and hono.d honoured &slong;ir Sir //

After a maloncoly melancholy Journey I arived arrived safe on wedne&slong;day Wednesday Evening w.th with a good State of Health. Thursday morning waited on my Lord, y.e the Earl of Sterling Stirling , he appeared very Kind, & and good; promi&slong;ed promised all his help & and a&slong;sistance; assistance engaged to draw an Instrument, & and to gett get sub&slong;scriptions subscriptions by setting an example him&slong;elf himself , the Intrist interest of should be remitted, Quaterly quarterly or Yearly at your desire, to y.e the Amount of 25 or 30 £ p.r per ann.* annum

at 11.oc waited on M.r Mr. Whitifild Whitefield find him full of Zeal for y.e the Cause, has wrote to M.r Mr. Erskin Erskine on y.e the Head, & and sais says "in his Letter send as soon as may be 200 or 300 £ for y.e the use of M.r Mr. Wheelock's School or y.e the fatt fat is all in y.e the fire &c etc. he is very sorrey sorry y.o you did not write more perticular particular on y.e the Head, he is out of H.th health much crowded w.th with company, will write by y.e the Post soon, longs to see y.o you will return to Philad.a Philadelphia 10 days hence, from thence S.th South Caroli.a Carolina from thence to Bo&slong;ton Boston , he gave me for my use, (Ob. not y.e the Schoolls school's ) 10 £ NY. Curr. currency & and I find is in y.e the town engaged. in & and putting in a word at every opportunity for y.e the School. made publick public mention of it in his Prayer * when my Lord has accompli&slong;hed accomplished his Disign design promes&slong;ed promised Immediately to wirte write .

Yesterday Morning & and last Evening; I believe something considerable might be done in Town for y.e the Schoo.ll School Cap.t Capt. Wheelock has wrote M.r Mr. Noel will give y.o you y.e the Books as he had them for London. will send as soon as may be.

I have but just hinted am in utmost haist haste , y.e the Barrer bearer is waiting

Duty & and Love y.o you will Sir present Sir. from your Dutifull dutiful Son Rad.s Rodulphus Wheelock

I have seen M.r Mr. Occom he will have more time next week. M.r Mr. Whitifild Whitefield Sent for him from y.e the I&slong;land Island . he is to Preach on y.e the morrow. please Sir if y.o you have opportunity by all means write a Circum&slong;tantial circumstantial Letter to M.r Mr. Whtifild Whitefield he will tarrey tarry 10 Day or a fortenight fortnight excuse y.o you will see I am in a great haste

Radulphus Rodulphus Wheelock Decem.r December 30.th 30th 1763

To The Rev.d Rev. M.r Mr. Eleazar Wheelock Connecticut

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