Moses Peck, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 March 25 Peck, Moses 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 Peck writes that he has printed what was desired respecting Occom, and reports that Sir William Johnson is favorably inclined towards the design. A box of goods was shipped, and Mr. Blair was shipwrecked. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Moses Peck, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 March 25 Peck, Moses

Handwriting is loose yet clear and legible. Single sheet is in good condition, with light-to-moderate creasing, staining and wear. Dark brown ink is splotchy on one verso. The date in the trailer reads 23 March 1766, even though letter is dated 25 March 1766.

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The Occom Circle Project is a digital edition of letters from and to Samson Occom (1727-1792), with other of his works. The documents in question are all housed in Dartmouth College's Rauner Special Collections Library. Occom was a Mohegan Indian, intertribal leader, public intellectual, and the most important Indian writer in North America in the 18th century.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 25 March 1766 English To be added. To be added. January 2012 Maggie Conners Hazel-Dawn Dumpert Hazel-Dawn Dumpert Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI Review 2012 Hazel-Dawn Dumpert new header added Hazel-Dawn Dumpert double checked header and tagging Penniphurr Stevenson Added DOI Bo&slong;ton Boston 25th 25th March 1766. Rev.d Rev. & and very Dear Sir,

I Rec.d received yours of Feb.ry February 20.th 20th and have publi&slong;hed published got printed, what you Sartified certified Re&slong;pecting respecting Mr Mr. Occom &c etc. Mr Mr. Huper of Marbelhead Marblehead Says that Sr Sir willm William Jon&slong;on Johnson hes has Rote wrote him very favourabley favourably of the De&slong;igne design in Gennerall general — Mr Mr. Fo&slong;ter Foster tells Me Nothing hath been Don done Re&slong;pecting respecting Sr Sir Peters Peter's Legacy Sence since you Dropt dropped it Wonte won't it be best to try again. — Mr Mr. Will.m William Storak wants to See you, to give you the Sum that he Subcribd subscribed to the Annihilated fund — Have Shiped shipped your Box of Goods this Day in Cap.t Capt. Leffingwell — I Donte don't Know if you Rec.d received my Leter letter by Mr Mr. Henery, in which was inclosed enclosed to Elijah an account of the Death of his youngest Sister Plea&slong;e please to Let him Com come and See us next vacancy

Dear Mr Mr. Blair in his pa&slong;s pass from Philadelphia was Shipracked shipwrecked upon the Rocks thirty miles from Bo&slong;ton Boston in a Snow Storme storm in the Knight — the Lord being marcyfull merciful they got on a small Naked Rock — their there expo&slong;ed exposed in Greatest Distre&slong;s distress and Danger for Seven Ourers hours , at Great Distance from the Land, He tuk took in So Much Salt water, that it Gave Him the Bludy bloody flux, But the Good God hath so far Re&slong;tored restored Him that he preached Laste last Sabath sabbath to Great exceptence acceptance — He Lo&slong;te lost all his Notes and everything else, But his valuebel valuable Life —

I hope and Long to See You — pray for us — and the Old South people — if we Should fail to Mr Mr. Blair Mrs Mrs. Peck Gives with me — mo&slong;t most Re&slong;pectfully respectfully to your Self Mrs Mrs. Wheelock, & and Love to your Son’s and Daughters — Love to Elijah —

Yours — Mo&slong;es Moses Peck To Mr Mr. Wheelock From M.r Mr. Peck 23 March 1766 From Mr Peck