Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to David Fowler, 1767 December 17 Wheelock, Eleazar 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 Wheelock addresses David Fowler’s request for £5, and admonishes Fowler for selling tools given by donors. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to David Fowler, 1767 December 17 Wheelock, Eleazar

Formal hand is clear and legible; it is not Wheelock’s hand. The trailer, however, is in Wheelock's hand. Small sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear. Black. Given that there is no address, and that the letter is not in Wheelock’s hand, excepting the trailer, this is likely Wheelock’s own copy of the letter. Signature does not appear to be in Wheelock’s hand.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 17 December 1767 English To be added. To be added. April 5, 2013 Maggie Conners Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI review April 2014 K.G. Kidd April 2014 K.G. Kidd Hazel-Dawn Dumpert reviewed and adjusted prior to publication Lebanon 17..th 17th Decr December 1767 Sir.

Yours of 16.th 16th Inst.t instant is this minute come to hand, in which you desire me to pay you £5 for tools & and other things which M.r Mr. Kirtland Kirkland had of you: which is ye the first I ever heard of any thing anything being due to you. on yt that acco.t account — M.r Mr. Kirtland Kirkland sent me an inventory of ye the things you left, but said nothing about my paying you for ym them — before you left me I asked you what you desired or expected I wo’d would do for you; and you said, nothing more than to pay you ye the two guineas, which I paid you. I supposed it was reasonable you should have some further consideration for your service; and pruorposed to do it, when I could be advised what was reasonable: In which case I designed to consult M.r Mr. Kirtland Kirkland . As to those tools &c. etc. I dont think you had a right to sell them, as they were given only with a view to accomodate accommodate you on your miſsion mission ; and it was supposed yt that your com­panions in ye the wilderneſs wilderness would reap ye the benefit of them, as well as you. Nor do I think they (the donors) would be pleased if they should hear yt that they were disposed of, or converted to any other purpose; and especially to support you in ye the service of another board.

You know I never denied you any thing anything for your support or comfort, within my power; & and always told you to ask me freely for any thing anything yt that was needful for you; & and was always glad when I could oblige you: but you know ye the money which I

I have is christs, and I am only a steward & and factor for him: what he owes I am ready to pay when I understand it is due.

I have received a collection of books for my Miſsionaries missionaries & and school masters schoolmaster — a choice collection indeed! Three books upon Musick music , which by my influence are sent you in particular by M.r Mr. Knibb I herewith send you.

I hope you will be an instrument of much good at Montague Montauk — give my love to your aged Parents, from

Your Friend &c etc. Eleazar Wheelock

P.S. It was so late when ye the boy got here, & and ye the weather so very cold that I advised him to stay till morning Give my Love to M.rs Mrs. Occom —

Lett.r Letter to D. David Fowler. Dec.r December 17.th 1767.

David Fowler