Eleazar Wheelock, letter, to David Fowler, 1766 August 26
Date26 August, 1766
ms number766476.1
abstractWheelock replies to Fowler’s complaints of mistreatment in Fowler’s letter of the same day.
handwritingHand is small and loose, with many abbreviations and superscripts.
paperLarge sheet is in good condition, with light yellowing and wear.
inkDark brown.
noteworthyThis letter is written in response to a letter from David Fowler (document 766476.2).
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I this minute received yours and am Sorry to find that you are not
yet come to your right Temper of mind, — Who has calld you a Devil, or Said you are as proud as the Devil Since you came here? Who
has ever Said that you have not behaved well in the main ſince you illegiblelived with me, or that I have not ſat as much by you and expected as much benefit to ye Grand Deſign as by any Indian I ever Educated or there has there been any Indian y.t I ha'n been mo. friendly to yn to y.o
&
y.r
Charact.r — ha' I ev.r
Sd
y.t
y.o
ha' not done
mo. for my Benefit yn all ye Indians I ever had &c.
and now yo
ſay I am too bad to live in y.e House for one of my miſSteps
yrefore I muſt leave yo
&
y.r School y.t very Day & go weepg in ye Road Homward — Now David
conſ.r a Little. is this Just comely and reaſonable Treatment of me. ha' I ſd
worſe of y.o or to y.o
y.n
y.t I was afraid y.t
y.e
[illegible][guess: Bid] of y[illegible][guess: r]
[illegible]
Aſpird
aft.r
ſuch
Grand.r as was not for ye
Gly of G.
&
co.d not conſiſt with ye good of y.e
gen.l
Deſign in View — y.t
Wn I had given y.o leave to get everything y.t
y.o Wanted for y.e
Deſign
& told y.o I begrutchd
y.o
nothg
y.t was neceſsy for y.o — y.t
y.o
ſho.d affect to cloath
yrſlf
&
Hannah like Courtiers &
W.n
y.o knew y.t I had been already
reporachd
thro'
ye Country, as I ha' been only for lettg
y.o wear an old Velvet Coat y.t was given to y.o — I told y.o
y.t
y.e Eyes of All Europe
&
America
wre upon y.o
& me too. &
y.e Eyes of
Thouſands
w.o are unfriendly & will not fail to Catch at any
occaſion to reproach me &
ye
Deſign —I told y.o it was no
Intereſt of mine but only ye
Hon.r
&
Intereſt of X
y.t I was
pleadg for, &
y.e
Succeſs of y.t
Cauſe
w.c has been ſo long on my [illegible]
& in w.c I ha' so much labourd
& worn out myſelf — &
w.c certainly as nearly concerns y.o as me to Lab.r to promote — did y.o not wn I was only Enquirg
w.r it was Prud.t
&
beſt for y.o to
ha'
ſo many as 4 p.r of ſhoes at once riſe up &
wth a very unbecomg Air go out y.e Room & Say I will ha' no ſhoes I'll wear Indian ſhoes — & how y.o
&
Hannah
ha' Spent y.r free Hours yesterday &
t'day I know not — Or how yo will live or
wn
yo will ſerve
tog.r I know not I wiſh
y.r
Settg out Wre
mo. in ye
meekneſs
& Humility of X — as for my own p.t great as ye
proſpects of y.r
Usefulneſs are, (and y.a are very great if y.o will take G. with you.) I dont at all deſ.r you shod return to Onoida
wth
y.r
preſent Tempers — nor am I at all afraid but I can fully Vindicate my own
Reputation, take w.t
Courſe
y.o will —
I ſuppose
y.o cant reaſonably think it unjuſt if ye Whole & plain Truth comes to y.e Light of ye world, if I am put upon my own Vindication — nor do I think y.o can feal very Eaſie if yo
ſho.d go 'till
y.o return to me again w.c I promiſe
myſlf
yo will do as Soon as y.o return to God. My Heart is y.e
ſame and as full of Kindneſs
& Good will towds you as ever it has been. and I am as ready to do any thing
yt will Hon.r
Chriſt
&
& promote ye
ſalvn of ye Souls of ye poor Indians as ever I was — but I ha' no notion of Sendg any man w.o is aiming to ſet up himſlf
inſtead of XJ. as ye
obj.t of y.r
Wſp
&
Wn
y.o Will app.r
ye Same as y.o
ha' heretofore done
yo Will find me ye
ſame
I am
y.r
ſincere Well wiſher
Eleaz.r Wheelock
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