Sarah Simon, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1767 October 9
ms-number767559
abstractSimon thanks Wheelock for her daughter Sarah’s education, and asks him to take her young son into the Charity School.
handwritingFormal and clear handwriting is the same as in 765566.1, 767115.1, 767351.1, 767552, 767562.2, 767630.2, 767660.2, and possibly 767231 and 767251, 768371.2. It is likely that of Edward Deake, schoolmaster at Charlestown.
paperLarge sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear.
inkBrown ink is faded in spots.
noteworthyAlthough it is uncertain to whom Mrs. Simon refers when she mentions her "little son," it is likely James Simon.