Robert Keen, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 August 11 Keen, Robert 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 Keen writes to Whitaker that he has forwarded letters and Narratives to him, including a letter for Occom about Mr. Mason being in London on Indian affairs. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Robert Keen, letter, to Nathaniel Whitaker, 1767 August 11 Keen, Robert

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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 11 August 1767 English To be added. To be added. 21 May 2012 Ivy Schweitzer 22 May 2012 Hazel-Dawn Dumpert Mainder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI review Hannie Wei Hannie Wei Penniphurr Stevenson Added DOI London 11th Aug:st August 1767 — Dear Sr Sir

I'm sorry your mind is uneasy in not hearing from us — we have nothing particular to write about — you are afraid we are displeas'd displeased at your conduct by not hearing from us; but that is a plain strategem stratagem of the Enemy to distre&slong;s distress you, for we have been always plain and open with you, therefore hearing nothing from us, you should infallibly judge there is nothing of that sort in our minds — on the contrary I have wrote Two Letters to you both directed for you at ye the Revd Rev. M:r Mr. Ogilvie's at Newcastle upon Tyne — which if you have not reced received I would have you see after; the last did not go from hence till 'tils ye the 8th Inst instant & and will be at Newcastle on ye the 13.th 13th which place you will have left I suppose before that time; it contains 1 letter for you from abroad & and another from me to Mr Mr. Occom about Mr Mr. Mason who is here on the Indian affairs — — — dont you hurry from places too much ? one would think according to Mr Mr. Smith & and others accot account of Newcastle, you might have spent 3 weeks or a month & and done very considerable things there — I shall repeat nothing of my 2 former letters in this, but refer you to them — M.r Mr. Oliver sent 200 Narratives on Friday Morng morning 31st July which though he blunder'd blundered & and sent by the Waggon wagon they must get there in a week & and a little after sent 3 quire of papers with the letters to it as you desir'd desired — if on your coming to Leeds more Narratives is wanting word & and they shall be sent — but Mr Mr. Edwards

took 100 at least with him from London ye the beginning of June to distribute at Sheffield &c&c etc.etc. as you desir'd desired when you was there & and if Mr Mr. Edwards has not return'd returned from Scarborough his daughter can let you have wha all your friends here ( yt that knows of my writing) desires to be kindly remember'd remembered to you & and Mr Mr. Occom

I am D.r Dear S.r Sir

P. S. Mr Mr. Smith read yours of ye the 5th 5th Inst instant this day to Sheerne&slong;s Sheerness ye the benefit of ye the Saltwater for 3 or 4 days — he seems pretty well

From Mr Mr. Keen of Augt August 11. 1767