Hezekiah Calvin, confession, 1768
Date1768
ms number768900.1
abstractCalvin writes that he should be allowed to leave the school, as he is unable to resist the temptation to sin.
handwritingHandwriting is formal and clear.
paperSmall single sheet is in mostly good condition, with light staining, creasing and wear. However, a large tear results in a slight loss of text.
inkBrown ink is somewhat faded.
Persistent Identifier
Lebanon
AD 1768
Reverend Do r
I was guilty of being at Mr Clarks at a sort of Chorus, the Devil is always tempting me to some
mischeif, & It seems to me that I am as ready to comply as he is to tempt, it seems to
me as if I was willing to go to hell sooner or later, I beleive it is best for me to be
turnd out of the School, for I shall never be
good for anything, let me go home & Labour for my Living & not to stay & live upon Christ here to no purpoſe but to serve the Devil I should be glad to be a helper in the Cauſe, but I am so hardened in Sin, I dont think that ever I shall be any
better, but o^n^ly to be an disgrace to the School
& the Dor
& to the kind benefactors of it &c
I am thy unworthy
& ungrateful servant
Hezekiah Calvin
^[left][illegible][guess: Charlstown]^
^[left][gap: tear][guess: he]^
Hez: Calvins
Confeſsion — 1768
For— the Reverend
Mr
E Wheelock D.D. At
Lebanon
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