Robert Keen, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 November 14 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 that the trust in England has sent its Declaration of Trust, and has agreed to pay Samuel Kirkland a hundred pounds. He also discusses the Charity School accounts and requests that Wheelock send narratives of the conversion of Indians. An account of donors and money donated is included. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Robert Keen, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 November 14 Keen, Robert

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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 14 November 1768 English To be added. To be added. Cassandra Hart Maninder Rakhra Maninder Rakhra Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI review Hazel-Dawn Dumpert reviewed and adjusted prior to publication London 14th 14th Nov.r November 1768 — Rev.d Rev. S:r Sir

I sent you ⅌ per Cap.t Capt. Chester Sepr September 22.d 22nd 1768 — our Deed or Declartion of Trust — I hope you have receiv'd received it safe — we judge it sufficient to answer all the purposes — let us know you have receiv'd received it, and your approbation thereof — the continuation of the Narrative is at the printers and as soon as finish'd finished I shall send you a parcell parcel of them to distribute in America — the Trustees have agreed Mr Mr. Kirtland Kirkland shall be allowd allowed One Hundred Pounds sterling; which you will please to let him have and draw a Bill on John Thornton Esqr Esq. for the same — placeing placing it in your school accounts as allowd allowed him by the Trustees — I have sent him a letter by this conveyance advising him of it —

Your accounts are all right — but before your next audit day Vizt viz. May 6th 6th 1769 — you must receive if you have not already the first five articles in this account now sent you — and the last five articles have been laid out for the school out of the money Subscrib'd subscribed in England; the articles themselves will explain it — they must therefore come in your next acco.t account on ye the creditor side — your accots accounts as well as ours will be printed in the Narrative and I doubt not will give entire satisfaction — all your Folio's & and letters came safe to our hands — when you have had the surveys and reports from the different places where to fix your school and transmitted them here we shall call a meeting and fully consider of them and give you our determination but herein we shall most likely be guided by your recommendation as you are the best judge — in the meantime accept these few lines and be a&slong;sur'd assured we wish you the greatest prosperity —

I am Revd Rev. Sr Sir yr your Most Humble Servt Servant Robt Robert Keen Secretary

P.S. Whenever you draw for Money let it be on John Thornton Esqr Esq. at No. 2 in Church Court in Lothbury London and advise me of them when you draw— you will receive with this letter, others from Mr Mr. Whitefield & and Mr Mr. Thornton — if you could easily procure the publish'd published accounts of the conversion of Indians by Dr Dr. Chauncy— Mr Mr. Exp Experience : Mayhew, Mr Mr. David Brainard Brainerd , Mr Mr. Saml Samuel Drake & and no matter wether whether the Books be old or new and send one of each sort to Lord Dartmouth — John Thornton Esq.r Esq. and my self myself they will be an acceptable present— Blank page.

Mr Mr. Keens Nov.er November 14 1768

To— The Rev:d Rev. Eleazar Wheelock D.D. at Lebanon in Connecticutt Connecticut New England

£,, S,, d— Articles. 1st 1st The Draught drawn by Nathaniel Eels Eells paid in London 3.d 3rd May 1766…. } 100,, —,, — 2.d 2nd … To Cash paid Cap.t Capt. Samuel Robinson and sent over the Draught to you. —— } 15,, —,, — 3.d 3rd M.r Mr. Dennis Dennys DeBerdt had Subscriptions paid in to him to the Amount of £179..19..6 and says he has remitted it all to D.r Dr. Wheelock whereas you have only made yourself D.r Dr. for on the 6th 6th of May last when you made up your Acco.t account rec.d received M.r Mr. Hollis's £100 and £20 on J. Smith so that there remains £59..19..6 you have or are to receive from M.r Mr. DeBerdt and Acco.t account for….. } 59,, 19,, 6 4.th 4th — To Cash paid Jn.o Jonathan Shallock by desire of the Rev.d Rev. M.r Mr. Beatty } 2,, 2,, — 5.th 5th .. Governor Wentworth either has or is to pay his Subscription into you……….. } 21,, —,, — 6th 6th The Rev.d Rev. Rev. M.r Mr. Fawcett of Kidderminster his 10 Guineas Subscription was put down among the Subscriber's Names but chose to send them in Books of much greater Value for the School & and Mi&slong;sionaries Missionaries }.. 10,, 10,, — 7th 7th M.r Mr. Barnet of Leeds subscrib'd subscribed 4 Guineas & and was put down among the Subscriptions but according to his expre&slong;s express Order was laid out in Testaments and sent over for the Use of your School. — } 4,, 4,, — The Three following Articles were not the Gift of any particular Person but laid out in Books &c etc. that came exceeding reasonable and sent over for the Use of the School — 8.th 8th Paid Me&slong;s.rs Messrs. Field & and Symmonds for 1313 Spelling Books worth £30 whereof £14 was given by Sundrys sundries in order they should come cheap to your School. — — — } 14,, 15,, 9 9.th 9th Paid M.r Mr. James Smith for a Clock sent to you for your House or School ….—— } 11,, 3,, — 10.th 10th Paid M.r Mr. Watts for Greek Testaments sent over for the School — — — — — — — } —1,, 2,, —

S.r Sir What is become of M.r Mr. Occom— if he had wrote a letter acknowledging the kindne&slong;s kindness & and Civility he met with in England it would have look'd looked well in the narrative we are now printing instead of that not a word from him nor about him —

I am y.rs yours &c etc. R. Robert Keen—