John Cleveland, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1766 October 20
Date20 October, 1766
Call Number766570
abstractCleveland writes that he has heard from Jonathan Parsons of a letter, sent to England by Secretary Oliver, intended to do damage to Occom and Whitaker in England. He mentions that Parsons intends to write to England and state the truth.
handwritingHandwriting is somewhat informal and stylized, yet mostly clear and legible.
paperSingle sheet is in fair condition, with moderate staining, creasing and wear that leaves it somewhat fragile.
inkBlack.
noteworthyThere are two marks — a check mark and a W — after the trailer on one verso that are likely 19th-century. These marks have not been included in the transcription. Cleveland references a letter from Whitaker to Parsons that is quoted in manuscript 766540.
EventsFundraising Tour of Great Britain
next Week by the Leave of divine Providence,
It was my full purpoſe When I Set out from
Home, to have come by your Houſe and paid you a viſit;
But the Badneſs of the way for Carriages, and the
the Shortneſs of my Time to perform my viſit
in, to My near Relations, has prevented me.
You can't be
My Spouſe are.
a little before I left home; who deſired to be remembered to and by you.
was returning Home from Boſton. he deſired to
be remembered to you, and told me, that he
had juſt received a Letter from the Revd mr
Whitaker, with a Copy of a Letter incloſed
Which was Sent to England by Secretary Oliver
repreſenting some Things reſpecting mr Whitaker
and mr Occum in Such a Light as would
naturally tend to prevent his Succeſs in Eng‐
land. and mr Parſons alſo told me he intended
to write immediately to England to set that
matter in a juſt Light and get his Elders to
Sign the Same with him.—
in, you may expect the grand Adverſary
will exert himſelf to his uttermoſt to throw
obſtructions in the way of it's Succeeding;
but all will prove abortive: be of good Chear
the Lord will confound the grand Adverſary;