Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to Solomon Williams, 1764 December

Author Wheelock, Eleazar

Date1764-12

Call Number764690.1

abstractWheelock writes to Solomon Williams about plans to send John Brainerd with Occom to England to raise funds for the School.

handwritingHandwriting is informal yet relatively clear, with some additions and deletions

paperSmall single sheet is in poor condition, with two large tears at top and bottom that results in a significant loss of text.

inkBrown-black.

noteworthyThe informal hand, deletions and additions, and abbreviated signature all indicate that this is likely a draft.

signatureAbbreviated.

EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain

Persistent Identifier
Revd & Hon.d Sir.

ſince I ſent you My [gap: tear][guess: Memorial]
I was chaind to my Study or I ſhould have
viſited you yesterday to diſcourſe with you
on the affair of Sending M.r John Brainerd with
M.r Occom to England next ſpring to beg for
this School, & the Support of Miſsionaries.
And I quere whether a Junction of the New­
York & Jerſie Board of Corriſpondents
with ours
in that affair will not be prudent & Expedient
and if So. Whether an application of our Board
to Theirs for Liberty to Send M.r Brainerd &
for their Concurrence with us? be not our first
Step? There will be ſeveral other Things to be
conſidered relative to M.r Titus Smith & Others
proposed to be Miſsionaries DV. next Spring, which
will likely hold us Several Days. If you think [gap: tear]'s.
with me of the E[gap: tear] I want
propose to yo[gap: tear] the
2.d Tueſday [gap: tear]
the beg [gap: tear]
Morc[gap: tear]
Day & [gap: tear]
[gap: tear] to [gap: tear]
[gap: tear]-t [gap: tear]
with this [gap: tear]uld ſend 50. if I were able
to ſupport the [gap: tear] ones who accompanied these
Boys hither, [gap: tear] number of Indian Boys, as he
came along ran [gap: tear] to him & pled with him to bring them
also along with him to this School.
I expect a Number more before Spring among whom
the Gen.l says he expects to be able to ſend the grandſon
of the Chief Sachem of the Six Nations, who is an ono­
daga
& ſays that his coming will open a fine Door
for Nations yet further back.
pleaſe to let me know your Determination
in the affair and you will oblige Rev.d & Hond ſir

Your unworthy Brother
 and Fellow ſerv.t

Eleaz.r Wheelock
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