Isaac Dakayenensere and Gwedelhes Agwirondongwas (Good Peter), letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 November 12 Dakayenensere, Isaac Agwirondongwas, Gwedelhes 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 Dakayenensere and Agwirongdongwas write to thank Wheelock for his interest in sending missionaries and assistance with husbandry. Agwirondongwas regrets that he cannot, at present, visit the Charity School. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Isaac Dakayenensere and Gwedelhes Agwirondongwas (Good Peter), letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1764 November 12 Dakayenensere, Isaac Agwirondongwas, Gwedelhes

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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 12 November 1764 English To be added. To be added. January 2012 Emma Vance Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI review Hannie Wei Hannie Wei Penniphurr Stevenson Added DOI Onohooquauge Onaquaga Nov.rr November 12 1764. Dear Kind Brothers.

We are alive yet, and well, for which we thank God. We return our sincere Thanks for sending such pleasant News to us; which we have for a long Time desired to hear. We wrote last Fall to some of our Brothers, but have had no Return, 'till 'til now. The hearing this joyful News, appears to us, as thus we saw you face to face. We again return our most hearty hearty Thanks. We are Constantly labouring in the Word of God, as you are. We can't but again return you our best Thanks, yt that you are so mindfull mindful of us, as to be still making Provision for ye the Welfare of our Souls. The Labour of ye the Gospel is very heavy in this Wilderne&slong;s Wilderness , we rejoice to see one. who will join hands with us; it seems to make the burthden much lighter, & and we go on with greater alacrity.— We are thankful to hear we are not alone in ye the great work of God, but that there are others, who labour for, & and rejoice with us in ye the Welfare of Souls.— "The folloing following Peter's." I am very glad to hear you are still desirous that we should be acquainted with ye the whole word of God, & and of ye the Invitation to your School.— I wou'd would immediately embrace your kind offer, did not the present Situation of our Affairs forbid my coming. Our Men are all abroad,— Many Things are committed to my Charge.— we suppose our Enemies below, are at this present juncture engaged. we know not what will be ye the event. perhaps in my Absence our Women may be all killed, & and our houses burnt down. But as soon as Peace & and Quietne&slong;s quietness are proclaim'd proclaimed in these our Borders, I shall gladly comply with your Desire.— our Boys are all out— we dont yet know who will come.— We wish you all well in the Lord.

We give our Love to you, and all our Brothers. Farewell. i&slong;aac isaac dakayenen&slong;e re dakayenensere gwedethes Akwirondongwas

P.S. Interpreted by John Harper, wrote by your obede.t obedient unworthy hume Servt humble Servant Saml Samuel Kirtland.

To the Rev.d Rev. M.r Mr. Wheelock &c. etc. I&slong;aac Isaac Takayener&slong;ere Takayenersere & and Gwedethes Gwedelhes Akwirondongwas Agwirondongwas two poor Indian Mini&slong;ters Ministers at Onohooquauge Onaquaga their Letter Novr November 12th 1764 —

To The Rev.d Rev. Mr Mr. Eleazer Eleazar Wheelock — New-England