Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to John Thornton, 1771 September 9 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 thanks Thornton for his assistance, describes the buildings and details expenses for the Charity School. He adds his hopes that Occom has reformed and can be of service again. USA New Hampshire Hanover Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College. DC History MSS Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to John Thornton, 1771 September 9 Wheelock, Eleazar

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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 9 September 1771 English To be added. To be added. 9/28/12 Ivy Schweitzer Maninder Rakhra Pre-publication TEI Review February 2013 K.G. Kidd February 2013 K.G. Kidd K.G. Kidd Hazel-Dawn Dumpert reviewed and adjusted prior to publication Hanover in ye the Province of New Hampshire Sep.t September 9th 9th 1771. My very dear & and hon.d honoured Sir.

I thank you for your most endearing Letter of April 26th 26th which I have now before me, & and it is like cold water to a thirsty Soul. I wrote you a hasty line and undigestd undigested Line, by the hand of my Clerk on my receiving it, while the Bearer was waiting impatiently for it and now the case is nearly the same, the Bearer being just setting out on his Journey, & and gives me no time but to throw out a few hints. I ble&slong;s bless God who has honored you with Ability, & and has so largely opened your Heart to serve the cause of the Redeemer with his Goods which he has committed to your stewardship — I find my confidence in you in that regard has sensibly alleviated my Burden.

The Buildings which I am finishing are no more than are absolutely nece&slong;sary necessary for the School, & and it cant subsist here without them, if I am suc=­ce&slong;sful suc­cessful in my Attempt to get the Number of Indian Youth which I hope for as soon as the house is finished they with the Independant independent Scholars, I expect will fill the whole & and as many Rooms of the private houses which are going forwards near to it as can be made ready for them

The College or large Building has not been as yet entered upon, but will likely be nece&slong;sary necessary if God continues his Smiles a few Years, when I hope & and believe a door will be opened to effect it. the Inde==pendant inde­pendent Scholars provide for themselves, & and are no expence expense to the fund, nor any Impediment any way to the first Object i.e. the Charity Scholars English & and Indian & and it cant be without expence expense but the contrary. provision Esq.r Esq. Thornton. provisions must be made for the Charity Scholars English & and Indians, & and it cant be without expence expense . I am & and have been dseeking all a&slong;sistances assistances I can in this matter, but to do it without expence expense to the fund is not po&slong;sible possible , nor what I ever expected, and you may depend upon it I shall spend no more than is absolutely nece&slong;sary necessary for the School. The Saw mill is finished which will much le&slong;sen lessen the Expence expense of what is yet to do, & and will likely afford a pretty income to ye the School besides.

M.r Mr. Occom is now 200 Miles from me. I wrote la&slong;t last Winter & and again last Spring, & and have now desired M.r Mr. Avery to make the most prudent Inquiry he could of M.r Mr. Occoms moral Character, that I may be advised whither it be such as that it can consist with the honor of Christ & and the reputation of the sacred Character to employ him as a m Mi&slong;sionary missionary , & and if so I have wrote M.r Mr. Occom that I now do & and as I always have, stand ready to do all I can to promote his comfort & and Usefulne&slong;s usefulness therein.

He complained in a letter to me of my writing to you only of his fall, but nothing in his favor. I hope to be able soon to give you a comfortable Acco.t account of him. The wound he has given the dear Cause is yet bleeding very great & and is yet bleeding.

I believe there is now talk or Jealousy in this Country that I have changed my Religion tho' though I believe many would rejoice if I should. —

We are pa&slong;sing passing thro' through a rough & and thorny way, our our days work will be done by & and by, & and I trust we shall rest together where the wicked will cease from troubling &c. etc. I am with warmest Affection

Your much obliged and very humble Servant Eleazar Wheelock To Esq.r Esq. Thornton Sept.r September 9.th 9th 1771.