George Whitefield, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 September 5 Whitefield, George 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 Whitefield writes that he cannot support Occom and his companion in their intended mission, and that he doubts the wisdom of moving Occom from Mohegan. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS George Whitefield, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 September 5 Whitefield, George

Handwriting is large and clear. Single sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with light wear and staining, and light-to-heavy creasing. There is some repair work on heavy creases; however, the central crease is beginning to separate. Brown. It is uncertain to whom Whitefield refers when he mentions Occom's "companion." It is possibly Samuel Ashpo, but more likely David Fowler. The trailer is in an unknown hand. On one verso, there is affixed a small printed label reading "Gift of Mrs. Thomas C. Esty." On two recto, an address appears to be written in pencil overwritten in brown-black ink. Letter is signed with initials. The first page of the letter is written on one recto, but the second page of the letter is written on two verso, not one verso. The first page is written in portrait orientation, but the second page is written in landscape orientation.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings (lcsh) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 5 September 1764 English To be added. To be added. 26 September 2011 Ivy Schweitzer Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI Review December 2012 K.G. Kidd December 2012 K.G. Kidd Penniphurr Stevenson Added DOI May 12, 2014 K.G. Kidd Blank page tagging added May 12, 2014 Hazel-Dawn Dumpert reviewed and adjusted prior to publication New-York Sep.br September 5. 1764 My very D.r Dear Friend

I am sorry to in­form you that I can by no means forward M.r Mr. Oc­cam Occom & and His Companion in their intended Miſsion mission . In the judgement of all that I have mention'd mentioned it to, it will be fruitleſs fruitless because the Hunting sea­son is so soon, and their return must be so spee­dy — Money I believe might be got even Here, but, should such an imprudent scheme be publickly publicly mention'd mentioned it w.d would hurt You, & and utterly prevent my serv­ing you for the future — Indeed I cannot help thinking but it was quite wrong to move M.r Mr. Oc­cum Occom from Mohegan especially without inform­ ing me of it first — How He is to be supported You know best — But for my own part I cannot in conscience ask for any thing where I do not see a proper call — The plan of taking Him & and another to England is still upon my mind — But I must first see some ra­tional proposal made on this side of the water — Otherwise I must content myself with wishing You well even in those things of whose propriety I have no conviction in my own mind — M.r Mr. Pemberton absolutely confined His Donation to defray the expenses of the School — Excuse enlarging because I am so weak — Let my last con­vince You that as far as lies in my power, & and as far as my own consci­ence is convinced You shall always be serv'd served by, my very d.r dear Friend,

Yours &c etc. &c etc. in our Glorious Emanuel GW George Whitefield

ps Perhaps I may move to Philadelphia next week — I expect to see Mr Mr. Smith soon —

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Mr Mr. Whitefield Septr September 5 1764 to Rev. Dr. Eleazer Wheelock, Lebanon (now Columbia)

(GW i.e. G. George W. Whitefield )