Mary Secutor, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 November 16 Secutor, Mary 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 Secutor writes to Wheelock for direction about her promise to marry Hezekiah Calvin, which she is reconsidering. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Mary Secutor, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 November 16 Secutor, Mary

Handwriting is uneven, yet formal and mostly legible. On one verso, Wheelock's hand is informal and difficult to decipher. The trailer is in a third, unknown hand. Single small sheet is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear. Brown inks vary in intensity. On one verso, an addition in Wheelock's hand is possibly notes for a sermon. Within these notes, it is uncertain as to what is Wheelock's intention regarding the word "Souce," and so it has been left unmodified in the modernized transcription.

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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) Occom Circle Project keywords and controlled vocabulary 16 November 1768 English To be added. To be added. 8/10/12 Ivy Schweitzer January 2013 K.G. Kidd January 2013 K.G. Kidd September 19, 2014 Shaun Y. Akhtar Pre-publication TEI review Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI review Hazel-Dawn Dumpert reviewed and adjusted prior to publication Charleston Charlestown November. 16th 16th 1768 Rev.d Rev. & and Hon-ned Honoured Sir Sir

I am in a Stand what to do about my Promes promise I have made to H. Hezekiah Calvin I, think it best not to Mary Marry him I think he has no regards for me more then he has any giral girl . So I entend intend to live Single. I have had more Regards for Calvin then ever I had for anny any Indian in my fife life I have minded him for enough I think, ( tho though I have the Same love as ever I had,) not to Cuple couple before he has. Sir Sir far for Mar–ge marriage we agreed nothing to part us but death, now I know not what to do if we Should have one another he will always think that I Like hem him not, So I will Say nothing to him untell until I hear from you Sir Sir I hope yo you will if it is my tell me what is my duty to do & and I will do it. my Parents are a mind I should have Calvin I love him well enough but what to

do I know not but I hope I Shall be Derected directed to do what is rite right , So I will Commit

So Remain your Obedient Servnt Servant Mary Secuter Secutor Mary Secuter Secutor Nov,r November 16. 1768.

T to the Revent Reverend Docetor Doctor Wheelock att at Lebanon D.1. how ever great y.e the [ Sen&slong; sense Souce of want his Nece&slong;sities necessities may be, and however abund.t abundant and Earne&slong;t earnest his Endrs endeavours for leif life may be he dos does nothg nothing out of Obed.c obedience to God, & and Nil y.t that G. God commands him to do before Faith. D.2. y.e the Promi&slong;es promises of G. God are as much to ye the Serv,t servant as ya they can be. and as Sure as he harkens hearkens to and obeys ye the comds commands of G. God So Surely he will ha' have ye the releif relief promi&slong;ed promised =