David Avery, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 June 13
Date13 June, 1768
ms number768363.2
abstractAvery writes that he is about to open his school with 16 students, and that Wheelock should expect a letter from Aaron Kinne as well.
handwritingFormal handwriting is clear and legible.
paperSingle medium-sized sheet folded in half to make four pages is in good condition, with minor creasing, staining and wear.
inkDark-brown ink bleeds through the paper.
noteworthyThis letter is written to Wheelock on the same day as Aaron Kinne's (manuscript 768363.1); both, presumably, were delivered by Joseph Johnson. It is uncertain to whom Avery refers when he mentions "the Queen" and "the girls," and so they have been left untagged; however, they are possibly Molly Brant -- Brant was William Johnson's consort -- and their children. The paper on which the letter is written appears to have been used for scratch paper as well; random words are written on the address page.