Hezekiah Calvin, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 March 3
Date3 March, 1767
Call Number767203.1
abstractCalvin confesses his faults and asks to be given another trial at the school.
handwritingHandwriting is formal and clear.
paperSingle sheet is in good condition, with light staining and wear, and moderate creasing.
inkDark brown.
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Your goodneſs binds me to you in all thank‐
fulneſs, but how shall I, or in what Language or words shall
I expreſs the senſe of Gratitude due to your care & tenderneſs
who have all along laid so many obligations on me, so many &
in so high degree, that I may as well Number them, which is
as imposible as to declare their greatneſs & worth, & yet after
all theſe motives to good, ſober, & Christian behavior, I should
behave in this manner, it is enough to plunge Mr Wheelock
into a great Greif, if an unfeigned Promiſe of a good behaviour
would in any wiſe move you for a farther Trial & forgiveneſs
of all my misconducts.(I am sorry for my puting uponIyou
by Saying that I[illegible] was a Devil after Mr Wheelock, which I knew
not the meaning of at first) I would Most humbly beg it,—
And if their is no prospect of my doing any good to ye
Deſign you have in weiw, doing good to my Poor Brethren,
I desire to Leave this school, & not tarry to bring reproach upon this
school design any more, I have brought too
much already, this is
fulneſs, but how shall I, or in what Language or words shall
I expreſs the senſe of Gratitude due to your care & tenderneſs
who have all along laid so many obligations on me, so many &
in so high degree, that I may as well Number them, which is
as imposible as to declare their greatneſs & worth, & yet after
all theſe motives to good, ſober, & Christian behavior, I should
behave in this manner, it is enough to plunge Mr Wheelock
into a great Greif, if an unfeigned Promiſe of a good behaviour
would in any wiſe move you for a farther Trial & forgiveneſs
of all my misconducts.(I am sorry for my puting upon
by Saying that I
not the meaning of at first) I would Most humbly beg it,—
And if their is no prospect of my doing any good to ye
Deſign you have in weiw, doing good to my Poor Brethren,
I desire to Leave this school, & not tarry to bring reproach upon this
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