Robert Keen, letter, to Eleazar Wheelock, 1768 November 14
Date14 November, 1768
ms number768614
abstractKeen writes that the trust in England has sent its Declaration of Trust, and has agreed to pay Samuel Kirkland a hundred pounds. He also discusses the Charity School accounts and requests that Wheelock send narratives of the conversion of Indians. An account of donors and money donated is included.
handwritingHandwriting is formal and clear. The account is possibly in a different hand. It is occasionally difficult to differentiate between dashes and dots; the transcriber has used her discretion.
paperLarge sheet folded in half to form four pages is in good-to-fair condition, with moderate creasing, staining and wear. Repair work has been done on the central vertical crease.
inkBrown-black.
signatureThere are two signatures, both abbreviated.
noteworthyDue to ledger format, line breaks may not exactly match those of the document. Also due to ledger format, the document pages are displayed slightly out of sequence. In instances where the writer's intention regarding an abbreviation is uncertain, the abbreviation has been left unexpanded in the modernized transcription.
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Articles. ^1st^ The Draught drawn by Nathaniel Eels paid in London 3.d May 1766…. | } | 100,, | —,, | — | ||
2.d… | To Cash paid Cap.t Samuel Robinson and sent over the Draught to you. —— | } | 15,, | —,, | — | |
3.d | M.r Dennis DeBerdt had Subscriptions paid in to him to the Amount of £179..19..6 and says he has remitted it all to D.r Wheelock whereas you have only made yourself D.r for on the 6th of May last when you made up your Acco.t rec.d M.r Hollis's £100 and £20 on J. Smith so that there remains £59..19..6 you have or are to receive from M.r DeBerdt and Acco.t for….. | } | 59,, | 19,, | 6 | |
4.th — | To Cash paid Jn.o Shallock by desire of the Rev.d M.r Beatty | } | 2,, | 2,, | — | |
5.th.. | Governor Wentworth either has or is to pay his Subscription into you……….. | } | 21,, | —,, | — | |
6th | The Rev.d M.r Fawcett of Kidderminster his 10 Guineas Subscription was put down among the Subscriber's Names but chose to send them in Books of much greater Value for the School & Miſsionaries | }.. | 10,, | 10,, | — | |
7th | M.r Barnet of Leeds subscrib'd 4 Guineas & was put down among the Subscriptions but according to his expreſs Order was laid out in Testaments and sent over for the Use of your School. — | } | 4,, | 4,, | — | |
The Three following Articles were not the Gift of any particular Person but laid out in Books &c that came exceeding reasonable and sent over for the Use of the School — | ||||||
8.th | Paid Meſs.rs Field & Symmonds for 1313 Spelling Books worth £30 whereof £14 was given by Sundrys in order they should come cheap to your School. — — — | } | 14,, | 15,, | 9 | |
9.th | Paid M.r James Smith for a Clock sent to you for your House or School ….—— | } | 11,, | 3,, | — | |
10.th | Paid M.r Watts for Greek Testaments sent over for the School — — — — — — — | } | —1,, | 2,, | — |